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Word

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Definition

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daunting (adj.)

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intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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dearth (n.)

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a lack, scarcity

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debacle (n.)

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a disastrous failure, disruption

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debase (v.)

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to lower the quality or esteem of something

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debauch (v.)

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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

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debunk (v.)

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to expose the falseness of something

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decorous (adj.)

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socially proper, appropriate

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decry (v.)

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to criticize openly

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deface (v.)

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to ruin or injure something’s appearance

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defamatory (adj.)

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harmful toward another’s reputation

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defer (v.)

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to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom

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deferential (adj.)

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showing respect for another’s authority (His deferential attitude toward her made her more confident in her ability to run the company.) defile (v.) to make unclean, impure

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deft (adj.)

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skillful, capable

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defunct (adj.)

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no longer used or existing

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delegate (v.)

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to hand over responsibility for something

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deleterious (adj.)

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harmful

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deliberate (adj.)

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intentional, reflecting careful consideration

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delineate (v.)

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to describe, outline, shed light on (She neatly delineated her reasons for canceling the project’s funding.) y r a l u b a c o

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demagogue (n.)

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a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices

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demarcation (n.)

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the marking of boundaries or categories

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demean (v.)

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to lower the status or stature of something

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demure (adj.)

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quiet, modest, reserved

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denigrate (v.)

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to belittle, diminish the opinion of

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denounce (v.)

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to criticize publicly

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deplore (v.)

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to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

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depravity (n.)

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wickedness

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deprecate (v.)

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to belittle, depreciate

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derelict (adj.)

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abandoned, run-down

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deride (v.)

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to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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derivative (adj.)

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taken directly from a source, unoriginal

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desecrate (v.)

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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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desiccated (adj.)

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dried up, dehydrated

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desolate (adj.)

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deserted, dreary, lifeless

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despondent (adj.)

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feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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despot (n.)

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one who has total power and rules brutally

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destitute (adj.)

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impoverished, utterly lacking

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deter (v.)

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to discourage, prevent from doing

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devious (adj.)

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not straightforward, deceitful

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dialect (n.)

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a variation of a language

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diaphanous (adj.)

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light, airy, transparent (Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room.) didactic 1. (adj.) intended to instruct (She wrote up a didactic document showing new employees how to handle the company’s customers.) 2. (adj.) overly moralistic (His didactic style of teaching made it seem like he wanted to persuade his students not to understand history fully, but to understand it from only one point of view.) diffident (adj.) shy, quiet, modest (While eating dinner with the adults, the diffident youth did not speak for fear of seeming presumptuous.) diffuse 1. (v.) to scatter, thin out, break up (He diffused the tension in the room by making in a joke.) 2. (adj.) not concentrated, scattered, disorganized

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dilatory (adj.)

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tending to delay, causing delay

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diligent (adj.)

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showing care in doing one’s work

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diminutive (adj.)

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small or miniature

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dirge (n.)

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a mournful song, especially for a funeral (The bagpipers played a dirge as the casket was carried to the cemetery.) y r a l u b a c o

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disaffected (adj.)

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rebellious, resentful of authority

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disavow (v.)

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to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

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discern (v.)

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to perceive, detect

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disclose (v.)

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to reveal, make public (The CEO disclosed to the press that the company would have to fire several employees.) discomfit (v.) to thwart, baffle

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discordant (adj.)

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not agreeing, not in harmony with

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discrepancy (n.)

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difference, failure of things to correspond

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discretion (n.)

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the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment

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discursive (adj.)

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rambling, lacking order (The professor’s discursive lectures seemed to be about every subject except the one initially described.) disdain 1. (v.) to scorn, hold in low esteem (Insecure about their jobs, the older employees disdained the recently hired ones, who were young and capable.) 2. (n.) scorn, low esteem

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disgruntled (adj.)

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upset, not content

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disheartened (adj.)

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feeling a loss of spirit or morale

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disparage (v.)

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to criticize or speak ill of

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disparate (adj.)

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sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements

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dispatch (v.)

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to send off to accomplish a duty

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dispel (v.)

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to drive away, scatter

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disperse (v.)

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to scatter, cause to scatter

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disrepute (n.)

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a state of being held in low regard

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dissemble (v.)

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to conceal, fake

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disseminate (v.)

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to spread widely (The politician disseminated his ideas across the town before the election.) dissent 1. (v.) to disagree (The principal argued that the child should repeat the fourth grade, but the unhappy parents dissented.) 2. (n.) the act of disagreeing (Unconvinced that the defendant was guilty, the last juror voiced his dissent with the rest of the jury.) dissipate 1. (v.) to disappear, cause to disappear (The sun finally came out and dissipated the haze.) 2. (v.) to waste

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dissonance (n.)

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lack of harmony or consistency

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dissuade (v.)

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to persuade someone not to do something

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distend (v.)

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to swell out

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dither (v.)

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to be indecisive

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divine (adj.)

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godly, exceedingly wonderful

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divisive (adj.)

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causing dissent, discord (Her divisive tactics turned her two friends against each other.) y r a l u b a c o

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divulge (v.)

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to reveal something secret

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docile (adj.)

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easily taught or trained

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dogmatic (adj.)

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aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

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dormant (adj.)

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sleeping, temporarily inactive

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dubious (adj.)

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doubtful, of uncertain quality

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duplicity (n.)

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crafty dishonesty

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duress (n.)

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hardship, threat

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dynamic (adj.)

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actively changing

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deceptive

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misleading