D Flashcards
(182 cards)
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Dabble
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bob under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
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Daedalean
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Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful.
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Dainty
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pretty; delicate(food); difficult to please
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Dampen
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lessen in force or effect
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Dandle
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to pamper or pet
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Dangle
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hand or swing loosely
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Daunt
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make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
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Dawdler
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person who is slow; waste of time
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Dazzle
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cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
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Dearth
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shortage
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Debacle
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a sudden collapse into disaster; downfall.
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Debase
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to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character.
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Debilitate
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make weak
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Debunk
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to expose or ridicule the falseness or exaggerations of (a claim, theory, or the like).
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Deceit
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the act or practice of misleading, tricking, or cheating.
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Deceptive
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able or tending to trick or mislead.
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Decorous
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characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
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Decorum
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propriety, properness
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Decree
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order given by authority
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Decry
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disapprove of
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Dedication
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complete and wholehearted fidelity
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Defalcate
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verb: to embezzle or misappropriate
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Defamatory
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causing or tending to cause injury to another’s reputation; libelous or slanderous.
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Defer
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- postpone
- yield to another’s wish or opinion
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Deference
courteous regard for people's feelings
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Deferential
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others.
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Defiance (*adj*. defiant)
open disobedience or resistance
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Deflect
1. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest; impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball);
2. draw someone's attention away from something; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
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Deft
capable, quick, and clever in action; skillful; dexterous.
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Defy
to resist or challenge openly; act against the wishes or decrees of.
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Deleterious
harmful or injurious, as to health.
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Delicacy
1. subtly skillful handling of a situation; smallness of stature; refined taste; tact;
2. lightness in movement or manner; the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; lack of physical strength;
3. something considered choice to eat
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Delineate
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail.
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Deluge
great flood, heavy rush of water
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Demagogue
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument
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Demanding
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
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Demarcates
set boundaries or limits of / separate or distinguish from
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Demote
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
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Demotic
pertaining to people
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Demur
raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
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Demystify
make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
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Denigrate
criticize unfairly; disparage.
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Denouement
an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
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Denounce
speak out against
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Denunciation
a public act of condemnation
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Deplete
use until none remains
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Deposition
1. dethronement; depositing
2. the act of putting something somewhere
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Deprave
make morally bad; corrupt
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Deprecate
protest against; express disapproval of
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Depredation
plundering
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Deprivation (*v*. Deprive)
the disadvantage that results from losing something
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Dereliction
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
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Derision
ridicule, mockery, deriding
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Derivative
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else.
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Derogatory
insulting; tending to damage
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Descant
talk tediously or at length
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Descry
catch sight of see something in the distance
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Desiccant
substance used to absorb moisture
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Desiccate
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
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Despair
1. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly;
2. verb: abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
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Desperate
a person who is frightened and in need of help
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Despicable
morally reprehensible
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Desuetude
cessation of use; disuse
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Desultory
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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Detached
1. used of buildings; standing apart from others; no longer connected or joined; not fixed in position; being or feeling set or kept apart from others;
2. showing lack of emotional involvement
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Deter
try to prevent; show opposition to; turn away from by persuasion
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Detraction
slandering, verbal attack, aspersion
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Detractor
one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
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Detrimental
causing harm, disadvantage, or deterioration.
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Detumescence
diminishing or lessening of swelling
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Deviance
being different in moral standards (from normal)
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Devious
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout.
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Devoid
completely wanting or lacking
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Devolve
(of duties or responsibility) pass to (a body or person at a lower level).
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Dexter
on or starting from the wearer's right
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Dexterity
skill (esp. in handling)
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Diabolical
having the qualities of a devil
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Diaphanous
transparent; gauzy
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Diatribe
bitter and violent attack in words
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Dichotomy
a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
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Dictum
1. an authoritative declaration;
2. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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Didactic
in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.
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Diffidence
shyness
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Diffident
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
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Diffuse
spread out over a large area; not concentrated.
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Digression (*v*. Digress)
wandering from the main path of a journey; a message that departs from the main subject; a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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Dilate
1. become wider; add details, as to an account or idea;
2. clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
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Dilemma
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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Dilettante
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge
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Diligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
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Din
a loud, harsh, or strident noise
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Dirge
a song of grief or lamentation
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Disabuse
free somebody from an erroneous belief
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Disaffection
a state or feeling of being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them.
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Disallow
refuse to allow or accept as a correct
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Disapprobation
strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
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Disassemble
take apart
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Disburse
expend, as from a fund
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Discern
to perceive, make out, or detect.
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Discountenance
refuse to approve of something
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Disciple
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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Discomfit
make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.
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Disconcert
cause to lose one's composure; cause to feel embarrassment
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Discord
1. strife resulting from a lack of agreement; disagreement among those expected to cooperate; lack of agreement or harmony; a harsh mixture of sounds;
2. verb: be different from one another
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Discount
regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.
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Discourse
speech lecture; an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
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Discredit
to harm the reputation of.
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Discreet
careful, prudent
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Discrepancy
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.
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Discrete
distinct
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Disdain
1. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;
2. verb: reject with contempt; look down on with disdain
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Disenchant
free from enchantment
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Disencumber
free from encumbrance
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Disentangle
to free or become free from entanglement or involvement; extricate.
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Disgorge
1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
2. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
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Disgruntle
to make irritably dissatisfied or discontent.
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Disguise
any attire that conceals the wearer's identity
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Disheveled
untidy
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Disingenuous
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
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Disintegrate
to come apart; break down into component parts or fragments.
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Disinter
dig up from the earth
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Disinterested
having or feeling no interest in something.
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Disjunction
state of being disconnected; the act of breaking a connection
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Dislocation
disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.
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Dislodge
move; force from the place occupied
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Dismal
sad; gloomy; miserable
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Dismantle
to tear down; take apart.
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Disorient
cause to be lost or disoriented
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Disparate (*n*. Disparity)
essentially different and distinct.
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Dispassionate
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial.
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Dispel
cause to separate and go in different directions
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Dispense
to give out or distribute.
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Disproof
proof to the contrary
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Disprove
show to be false
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Disquiet
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness.
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Disrobe
undress
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Dissemble
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of.
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Disseminate
to spread widely, as though scattering seed.
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Dissent
have a different opinion refuse to assent
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Dissimilar
not alike; different.
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Dissolution
debauched living; dissipation.
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Distaste
a feeling of intense dislike
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Distend
cause to expand as if by internal pressure
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Distill
extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.
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Distort
give a misleading or false account or impression of.
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Distract
draw someone's attention away from something
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Distrait
distracted
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Distraught
distracted; violently upset
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Divergence
getting farther apart from a point
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Divergent
deviating, differing, or diverging.
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Divest
take away possessions from someone
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Divestiture
taking off; getting rid of; giving up
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Divulge
make known; something secret
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Docile
easily handled or managed
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Doctrinaire
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality.
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Doggerel
comic verse composed in irregular rhythm
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Dogmatic
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts.
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Doleful
dismal; mourful
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Dolt
stupid fellow
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Dormant
inactive but capable of becoming active; of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct; in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
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Dote
show much fondness center one's attention
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Doughty
steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant
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Drab
a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
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Draconian
of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
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Drawl
slow way of speaking
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Droll
comical in an odd or whimsical manner
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Drone
1. male bee;
2. person who isn't employed
3. low-pitch humming noise
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Dross
waste; worthless matter; trivial matter
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Drought
a shortage of rainfall
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Drowsiness
feeling sleepy; half asleep
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Dubious
having or showing doubt; skeptical.
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Dud
no use; person/something that fails
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Dulcet
melodious; harmonious
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Dullard
a stupid, insensitive person
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Dumbfound
be a mystery or bewildering to
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Dupe
cheat; make a fool of
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Duplicity
deceitful speech or action.
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Duress
threats to compel somebody
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Dwarf
1. a person who is markedly small; a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure;
2. verb: check the growth of; make appear small by comparison
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Dwindle
become smaller or lose substance
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Dynamism
the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
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Dynamo
a generator something that produces electric current
