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dabble

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splash - wet

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daft

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Silly; foolish

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dais

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A low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or a throne.

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damper

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silencer - muffler

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dapper

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Neat and trim in dress, appearance, or bearing.

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dappled

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Mark with spots or rounded patches

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dart

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noun. arrow - javelin

verb. dash - throw - fling - cast

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dawdle

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Waste time; be slow.

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deadpan

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Deliberately impassive or expressionless

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debunk

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Expose the falseness or hollowness of

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decrepit

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Elderly and infirm.

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deference

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Humble submission and respect

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defile

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Sully, mar, or spoil.

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deft

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adroit - dexterous - skillful - skilful - clever

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defuse

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Remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding.

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deject

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depress: lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted

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deluge

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great amount of rain

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delve

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Detailed search for information

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demotic

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popular - folk

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demur

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opposition

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denigrate

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Criticize unfairly; disparage

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denouement

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final solution

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deplore

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bewail - regret - mourn - lament

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depose

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testify - dismiss

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deracinate

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Tear (something) up by the roots.

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derelict

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In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

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despotic

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tyrannical

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desultory

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Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

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detritus

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debris

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diaphanous

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Light, delicate, and translucent.

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diehard

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A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition.

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dilatory

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causing delay

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din

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A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

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dingy

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Gloomy and drab.

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diocesan

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pontiff - bishop

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diplomatic

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tactful

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dirge

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A lament for the dead, esp. one forming part of a funeral rite.

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disabuse

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Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken:

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disaffected

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Dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them.

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discomfit

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Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

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discommode

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trouble - bother - disturb

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discompose

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Disturb or agitate

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discursive

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Digressing from subject to subject.

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disgorge

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vomit - spew - throw up - puke

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disgruntle

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put into a bad mood or into bad humour

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disinter

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Dig up (something that has been buried, esp. a corpse).

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disparage

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Regard or represent as being of little worth.

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dissemble

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Conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs. | Disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention).

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dissension

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Disagreement that leads to discord

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dissipate

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Disperse or scatter

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dissolute

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rakish - dissipated - licentious - profligate - loose

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dissuade

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discourage - deter

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divestiture

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deprivation

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divulge

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reveal a secret

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dodder

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Tremble or totter, typically because of old age

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doff

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take off - remove - strip

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dogged

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Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

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doldrums

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depression - dejection

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dolorous

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Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.

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dolt

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A stupid person.

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domicile

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residence - abode - home - residency - dwelling

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don

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put on - dress - robe - wear - garb

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dour

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Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.

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douse

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Pour a liquid over; drench

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downplay

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belittle - play down - minimize

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doyen

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The most respected or prominent person in a particular field

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draconian

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Excessively harsh and severe.

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drawl

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Speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds

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dreary

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Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing:

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drench

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Wet thoroughly; soak

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drivel

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Silly nonsense

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droll

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Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

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drudgery

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Hard, menial, or dull work

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ductile

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Able to be drawn out into a thin wire

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dulcet

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sweet - melodious - mellifluous - tuneful - so

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dullard

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A slow or stupid person

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dyspeptic

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Of or having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression