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Abase

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to humble; disgrace

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Abate

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to reduce in amount_ degree_ or severity

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Abdicate

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to give up a position_ right_ or power

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Aberrant

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deviating from what is normal or expected

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Abeyance

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temporary suppression or supension

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Abjure

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to reject; abandon formally

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Abscond

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to leave secretly

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Abstain

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to chose not to do something

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Abstemious

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moderate in appetite

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Abyss

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an extreely deep hole

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Accretion

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a growth in size; increase in amount

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Acidulous

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sour in taste or manner

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Acme

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highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable

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Adulterate

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to make impure

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Advocate

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to speak in favor of

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Aerie

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a nest built high in the air; an elevated_ often secluded_ dwelling

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Aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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Affected

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phony; artificial

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Aggrandize

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to increase in power_ influence_ and reputation

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Alacrity

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speed or quickness

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Alleviate

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to make more bearable

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Amalgamate

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to combine; to mix together

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Ambiguous

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doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways

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Ameliorate

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to make better; to improve

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Amortize

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to diminish by installment payments

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Amulet

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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Anachronism

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something out of place in time

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Analgesia

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a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness

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Analogous

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similar or alike insome way; equivalent to

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Anodyne

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something that calms or soothes pain

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Anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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Antagonize

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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Antipathy

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extreme dislike

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Apathy

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lack of interest or emotion

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Apocryphal

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of questionable authority or authenticity

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Apostate

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one who renounces a religious faith

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Approbation

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approval and praise

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Arbitrary

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determined by chance or impulse

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Arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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Archaic

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ancient; old-fashioned

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Ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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Arrogate

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to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

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Articulate

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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Assail

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to attack; assault

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Assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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Attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree; weaken

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Audacious

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fearless and daring

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Augury

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prophecy; prediction of events

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August

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dignified; grandiose

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Austere

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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Axiom

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premise; postulate; self-evident truth

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Banal

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predictable; cliched; boring

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Belfry

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bell tower; room in which a bell in hung

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Bevy

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group

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Bifurcate

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to divide into two parts

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Bilk

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to cheat; defraud

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Blight

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to afflict; destroy

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Blithe

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joyful; cheerful; or without appropriate thought

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Bolster

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to support; prop up

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Bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner

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Bonhomie

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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer

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Boor

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crude person_ one lacking manners or taste

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Burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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Burnish

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to polish

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Cabal

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a secret group seeking to overturn something

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Cacophony

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harsh_ jarring noise

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Calumny

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a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

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Canard

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a lie

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Candid

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impartial and honest in speech

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Capricious

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changing one’s mind quickly and often

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Cartography

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science or art of making maps

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Castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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Catalyst

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something that brings about a change in something else

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Catholic

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universal broad and comprehensive

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Caustic

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biting in wit

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Chaos

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great disorder or confused situation

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Chauvinist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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Chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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Circumspect

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cautious; aware of potential consequences

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Cloying

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sickly sweet; excessive

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Coalesce

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to grow together to form a single whole

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Coffer

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strongbox; large chest for money

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Cogent

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convincing and well-reasoned

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Collusion

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collaboration; complicity; conspiracy

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Condone

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to overlook_ pardon_ or disregard

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Connoisseur

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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes

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Contrite

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deeply sorrowful and repentatnt for a wrong

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Contumacious

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rebellious

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Convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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Corroborate

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to support with evidence

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Cosset

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to pamper; treat with great care

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Coterie

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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose

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Craven

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lacking courage

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Credulous

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too trusting; gullible

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Crescendo

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steadily increasing in volume or force

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Cupidity

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greed; strong desire

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Curmudgeon

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cranky person_ usually old

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Debutante

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young woman making debut in high society

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Declivity

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downward slope

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Decorous

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proper; tasteful; socially correct

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Decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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Deface

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to mar the appearance of; vandalize

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Deference

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respect; courtesy

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Deleterious

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subtly or unexpectedly harmful

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Demagogue

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a leader or rabble-rouser_ usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

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Demur

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to express doubts or objections

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Deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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Desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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Desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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Diaphanous

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allowing light to show through; delicate

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Diatribe

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an abusive_ condemnatory speech

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Dictum

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authoritative statement

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Diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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Dilate

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to make larger; expand

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Dilatory

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intended to delay

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Dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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Dirge

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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Disabuse

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to set right; free from error

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Discern

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to perceive or recognize

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Disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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Dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

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Dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination_ especially of sounds

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Distaff

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the female branch of a family

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Distend

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to swell_ inflate_ or bloat

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Dither

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to act confusedly or without clear purpose

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