D Flashcards
Words that start with the letter D
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Daring
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adj. Brave
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Darkling
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adv. Blindly
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Darwinism
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n. The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms
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Dastard
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n. A base coward
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Datum
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n. A premise, starting-point, or given fact
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Dauntless
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adj. Fearless
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Day-man
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n. A day-laborer
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Dead-heat
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n. A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner
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Dearth
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n. Scarcity, as of something customary, essential, or desirable
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Death’s-Head
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n. A human skill as a symbol of death
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Debase
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v. To lower in character or virtue
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Debatable
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adj. Subject to contention or dispute
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Debonair
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adj. Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
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Debut
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n. A first appearance in society or on the stage
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Decagon
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n. A figure with ten sides and ten angles
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Decagram
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n. A weight of 10 grams
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Decaliter
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n. A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters
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Decalogue
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n. The ten commandments
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Decameron
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n. A volume consisting of ten parts or books
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Decameter
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n. A length of ten meters
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Decamp
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v. To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
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Decapitate
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v. To behead
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Decapod
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adj. Ten-footed or ten-armed
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Decasyllable
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n. A line of ten syllables
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Deceit
n. Falsehood
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Deceitful
adj. Fraudulent
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Deceive
v. To mislead by or as by falsehood
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Decency
n. Moral fitness
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Decent
adj. Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress
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Deciduous
adj. Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc..
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Decimal
adj. Founded on the number 10
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Decimate
v. To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
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Decipher
v. To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
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Decisive
ad. Conclusive
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Declamation
n. A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
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Declamatory
adj. A full and formal style of utterance
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Declarative
adj. Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation
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Declension
n. The change of endings in nouns
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Declension
adj. To express their different relations of gender
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Decorate
v. To embellish
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Decorous
adj. Suitable for the occasion or circumstances
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Decoy
n. Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation
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Decrepit
adj. Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
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Dedication
n. The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end of cause
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Deduce
v. To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles
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Deface
v. To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
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Defalcate
v. To cut off or take away, as a part of something
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Defamation
n. Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another
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Defame
v. To slander
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Default
n. The neglect or omission of a legal requirement
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Defendant
n. A person against whom a suit is brought
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Defensible
adj. Carried on in resistance to aggression
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Defer
v. To delay or put off to some other time
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Deference
n. Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment
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Defiant
adj. Characterized by bold or insolent opposition
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Deficiency
n. Lack or insufficiency
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Deficient
adj. Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount
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Definite
adj. Having an exact signification or positive meaning
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Deflect
v. To cause to turn aside or downward
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Deforest
v. To clear of forests
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Deform
v. To disfigure
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Deformity
n. A disfigurement
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Defraud
v. To deprive of something dishonestly
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Defray
v. To make payment for
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Degeneracy
n. A becoming worse
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Degeneracy
n. A becoming worse
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Degenerate
v. To become worse or inferior
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Degradation
n. Diminution, as of strength or magnitude
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Degrade
v. To take away honors or position from
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Dehydrate
v. To deprive of water
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Deify
v. To regard or worship as a god
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Deign
v. To deem worthy of notice or account
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Deist
n. One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation
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Deity
n. A god, goddess, or divine person
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Deject
v. To dishearten
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Dejection
n. Melancholy
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Delectable
adj. Delightful to the taste or the senses
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Delectation
n. Delight
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Deleterious
adj. Hurtful, morally, or physically
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Delicacy
n. That which is agreeable to a fine taste
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Delineate
v. To represent by sketch or diagram
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Deliquesce
v. To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air
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Delirious
adj. Raving
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Delude
v. To mislead the mind or judgment of
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Deluge
v. To overwhelm with a flood of water
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Delusion
n. Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring
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Demagnetize
v. To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism
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Demagogue
n. An unprincipled politician
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Demeanor
n. Deportment
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Demented
adj. Insane
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Demerit
n. A mark for failure or bad conduct
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Demise
n. Death
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Demobilize
v. To disband, as troops
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Demolish
v. To annihilate
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Demonstrable
adj. Capable of positive proof
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Demonstrate
v. To prove indubitably
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Demonstrative
adj. Inclined to strong exhibition of feeling or thoughts
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Demonstrator
n. One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner
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Demulcent
n. Any application soothing to an irritable surface
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Demurrage
n. The detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailling
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Dendroid
adj. Like a tree
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Dendrology
n. The natural history of trees
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Denizen
n. Inhabitant
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Denominate
v. To give a name or epithet to
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Denomination
n. A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline
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Denominator
n. Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided
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Denote
v. To designate by word or mark
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Denouement
n. The part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up
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Denounce
v. To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium
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Dentifrice
n. Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth
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Denude
v. To strip the covering from
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Denunciation
n. The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment
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Deplete
v. To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste
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Deplorable
adj. Contemptible
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Deplore
v. To regard with grief or sorrow
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Deponent
adj. Laying down
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Depopulate
v. To remove the inhabitants from
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Deport
v. To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony
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Deportment
n. Demeanor
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Deposition
n. Testimony legally taken or interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court
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Depositor
n. One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited
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Depository
n. A place where anything is kept in safety
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Deprave
v. To render bad, especially moral bad
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Deprecate
v. To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite
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Depreciate
v. To lessen the worth of
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Depreciation
n. A lowering in value or an underrating in worth
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Depress
v. To press down
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Depression
n. A falling of the spirits
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Depth
n. Deepness
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Derelict
adj. Neglectful of obligation
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Deride
v. To ridicule
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Derisible
adj. Open to ridicule
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Derision
n. Ridicule
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Derivation
n. That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning
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Derivative
adj. Coming or acquired from some origin
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Derive
v. To deduce, as from a premise
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Dermatology
n. The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases
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Derrick
n. An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights
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Descendant
n. One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc...
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Descendent
adj. Proceeding downward
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Descent
n. The act of moving or going downward
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Descry
v. To dsicern
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Desert
v. To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
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Desiccant
n. Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds
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Designate
v. To select or appoint, as by authority
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Desist
v. To cease from action
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Desistance
n. Cessation
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Despair
n. Utter hopelessness and despondency
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Desperado
n. One without regard for law or life
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Desperate
adj. Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair
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Despicable
adj. Contemptible
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Despite
prep. In spite of
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Despond
v. To lose spirit, courage, or hope
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Despondent
adj. Disheartened
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Despot
n. An absolute and irresponsible monarch
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Despotism
n. Any severe and strict rule in which the judgement of the governed has little or no part
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Desitute
adj. Poverty-Stricken
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Desultory
adj. Not connected with what precedes
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Deter
v. To frighten away
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Deteriorate
v. To grow worse
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Determinate
adj. Definitely limited or fixed
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Determination
n. The act of deciding
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Deterrent
adj. Hindering from action through fear
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Detest
v. To dislike or hate with intensity
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Detract
v. To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation
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Detriment
n. Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss
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Detrude
v. To push down forcibly
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Deviate
v. To take a different course
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Devilry
n. Malicious mischief
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Deviltry
n. Wanton and malicious mischief
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Devious
adj. Out of the common or regular track
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Devise
v. To invent
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Devout
adj. Religious
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Dexterity
n. Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work
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Diabolic
adj. Characteristic of the devil
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Diacritical
adj. Marking a difference
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Diagnose
v. To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena
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Diagnosis
n. Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease
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Dialect
n. Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district
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Dialectician
n. A logician
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Dialogue
n. A formal conversation in which two or more take part
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Diaphanous
adj. Transparent
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Diatomic
adj. Containing only two atoms
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Diatribe
n. A bitter or malicious criticism
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Dictum
n. A positive utterance
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Didactic
adj. Pertaining to teaching
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Difference
n. Dissimilarity in any respect
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Differentia
n. Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species
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Differential
adj. Distinctive
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Differentiate
v. To acquire a distinct and separate character
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Diffidence
n. Self-distrust
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Diffident
adj. Affected or possessed with self-distrust
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Diffusible
adj. Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly
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Diffusion
n. Dispersion
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Dignitary
n. One who holds high rank
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Digraph
n. A union of two characters representing a single sound
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Digress
v. To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter
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Dilapidated
pa. Fallen into decay or partial ruin
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Dilate
v. To enlarge in all directions
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Dilatory
adj. Tending to cause delay
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Dilemma
n. A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary
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Dilettante
n. A superficial amateur
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Diligence
n. Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken
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Dilute
v. To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something
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Diminution
n. Reduction
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Dimly
adj. Obscurely
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Diphthong
n. The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds
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Diplomacy
n. Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters
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Diplomat
n. A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another
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Diplomatic
adj. Characterized by special tact in negotiations
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Diplomatist
n. One remarkable for tact and shrewd management
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Disagree
v. To be opposite in opinion
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Disallow
v. To withhold permission or sanction
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Disappear
v. To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being
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Disappoint
v. To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of
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Disapprove
v. To regard with blame
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Disarm
v. To deprive of weapons
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Disarrange
c. To throw out of order
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Disavow
v. To disclaim responsibility for
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Disavowal
n. Denial
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Disbeliever
n. One who refuses to believe
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Disburden
v. To disencumber
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Disburse
v. To pay out or expend, as money from a fund
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Discard
v. To reject
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Discernible
adj. Perceivable
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Disciple
n. One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine
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Disciplinary
adj. Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority
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Discipline
v. To train to obedience
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Disclaim
v. To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to
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Discolor
v. To stain
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Discomfit
v. To put to confusion
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Discomfort
n. The state of being positively uncomfortable
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Disconnect
v. To undo or dissolve the connection or association of
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Disconsolate
adj. Grief-stricken
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Discontinuance
n. Interruption or intermission
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Discord
n. Absence of harmoniousness
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Discountenance
v. To look upon with disfavor
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Discover
v. To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived
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Discredit
v. To injure the reputation of
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Discreet
adj. Judicious
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Discrepant
adj. Opposite
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Discriminate
v. To draw a distinction
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Discursive
adj. Passing from one subject to another
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Discussion
n. Debate
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Disenfranchise
v. To deprive of any right privilege or power
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Disengage
v. To become detached
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Disfavor
n. Disregard
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Disfigure
v. To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of
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Dishabille
n. Undress or negligent attire
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Dishonest
adj. Untrustworthy
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Disillusion
v. To disenchant
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Disinfect
v. To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases
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Disinfectant
n. A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases
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Disinherit
v. To deprive of an inheritance
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Disinterested
adj. Impartial
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Disjunctive
adj. Helping or serving to disconnect or separte
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Dislocate
v. To put out of proper place or order
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Dismissal
n. Displacement by authority from an office or an employment
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Dismount
v. To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like
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Disobedience
n. Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction
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Disobedient
adj. Neglecting or refusing to obey
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Disown
v. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself
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Disparage
v. To regard or speak of slightingly
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Disparity
n. Inequality
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Dispel
v. To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions
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Dispensation
n. That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power
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Displace
v. To put out of the proper or accustomed place
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Dispossess
v. To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate
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Disputation
n. Verbal controversy
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Disqualify
v. To debar
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Disquiet
v. To deprive of peace or tranquility
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Disregard
v. To take no notice of
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Disreputable
adj. Dishonorable or disgraceful
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Disrepute
n. A bad name or character
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Disrobe
v. To unclothe
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Disrupt
v. To burst or break asunder
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Dissatisfy
v. To displease
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Dissect
v. To cut apart or to pieces
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Dissection
n. The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal
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Dissemble
v. To hide by pretending something different
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Disseminate
v. To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
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Dissension
n. Angry or violent difference of opinion
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Dissent
n. Disagreement
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Dissentient
n. One who disagrees
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Diseentious
adj. Contentious
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Dissertation
n. Thesis
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Disservice
n. An ill turn
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Dissever
v. To divide
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Dissimilar
adj. Different
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Dissipate
v. To disperse or disappear
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Dissipation
n. The state of being dispersed or scattered
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Dissolute
adj. Lewd
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Dissolution
n. A breaking up of a union of persons
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Dissolve
n. To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture
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Dissonance
n. Discord
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Dissonant
adj. Harsh or disagreeable in sound
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Dissuade
v. To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading
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Dissuasion
n. The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading
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Disyllable
n. A word of two syllables
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Distemper
n. A disease or malady
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Distend
v. To stretch out of expand in every direction
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Distensible
adj. Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction
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Distention
n. Expansion
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Distill
v. To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation
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Distillation
n. Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile
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Distiller
n. One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors
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Distinction
n. A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies
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Distort
v. To twist into an unnatural or irregular form
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Distrain
v. To subject a person to distress
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Distrainor
n. One who subjects a person to distress
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Distraught
adj. Bewildered
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Distrust
n. Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person
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Disunion
n. Separation of relations or interests
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Diurnal
adj. Daily
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Divagation
n. Digression
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Divergent
adj. Tending in different directions
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Diverse
adj. Capable of various forms
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Diversion
n. Pastime
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Diversity
n. Dissimilitude
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Divert
v. To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
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Divertible
adj. Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
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Divest
v. To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment
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Divination
n. The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden
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Divinity
n. The quality or character of being godlike
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Divisible
adj. Capable of being separated into parts
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Divisor
n. That by which a number or quantity is divided
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Divulge
v. To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret
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Divulgence
n. A divulging
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Docile
adj. Easy to manage
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Docket
n. The registry of judgments of a court
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Doe
n. The female of the deer
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Doogma
n. A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority
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Dogmatic
adj. Making statements without argument or evidence
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Dogmatize
v. To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence
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Doleful
adj. Melancholy
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Dolesome
adj. Melancholy
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Dolor
n. Lamentation
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Dolorous
adj. Expressing or causing sorrow or pain
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Domain
n. A sphere or field of action or interest
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Domesticity
n. Life in or fondness for one's home and family
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Domicile
n. The place where one lives
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Dominance
n. Ascendancy
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Dominant
adj. Conspicuously prominent
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Dominate
v. To influence controllingly
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Domination
n. Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority
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Domineer
v. To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance
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Donate
v. To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause
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Donator
n. One who makes a donation or present
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Donee
n. A person to whom a donation is made
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Donor
n. One who makes a donation or present
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Dormant
adj. Being in a state of or resembling sleep
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Doublet
N. One of a pair of like things
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Doubly
adv. In twofold degree or extent
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Dowry
n. The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage
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Drachma
n. A modern and an ancient Greek coin
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Dragnet
n. A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water
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Dragoon
n. In the British army, a cavalryman
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Drainage
n. The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc...
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Dramatist
n. One who writes plays
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Dramatize
v. To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner
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Drastic
adj. Acting vigorously
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Drought
n. Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither
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Drowsy
adj. Heavy with sleepiness
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Drudgery
n. Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation
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Dubious
adj. Doubtful
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Duckling
n. A young duck
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Ductile
adj. Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread
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Duet
n. A composition for two voices or instruments
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Dun
v. To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment
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Duplex
adj. Having two parts
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Duplicity
n. Double-dealing
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Durance
n. Confinement
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Duration
n. The period of time during which anything lasts
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Duteous
adj. Showing submission to natural superiors
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Dutiable
adj. Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty
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Dutiful
adj. Obedient
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Dwindle
v. To diminish or become less
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Dyne
n. The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s
