List 14

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Descry

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V. Catch sight of

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Descant

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V. Discuss fully

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Desecrate

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V. Profane; violate the sanctity of

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Desiccate

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V. Dry up

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Desolate

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V. Rob of joy; lay waste to

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Despoil

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V. Strip of valuables; Rob

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Despondent

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Adj. depressed; gloomy

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Despot

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N. Tyrant; Harsh, authoritarian ruler

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Destitute

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Adj. extremely poor

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Desultory

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Adj. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

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Devious

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Adj. roundabout; erotic; not straightforward

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Dialectical

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Adj. relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal

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Diaphanous

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Adj. sheer; transparent

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Diatribe

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N. Better scolding; invective

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Dichotomy

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N. Split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

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Dictum

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N. Authoritative and weighty statement; Saying; Maxim

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Didactic

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Adj. teaching; instructional

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Diffidence

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N. Shyness

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Diffuse

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Adj. wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)

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Digression

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N. Wandering away from the subject

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Dilapidated

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Adj. ruined because of neglect

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Dilate

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V. Expand

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Dilatory

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Adj. delaying

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Dilettante

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N. Aimless follower of the arts; amateur; Dabbler

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Diminution

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N. Lessening; reduction in size

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Din

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N. Continued loud noise

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Dint

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N. Means; effort

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Dirge

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N. Laments with music

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Disabuse

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V. Correct a false impression; undeceive

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Disaffected

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Adj. disloyal

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Disapprobation

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N. Disapproval; condemnation

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Disavowel

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N. Denial; disclaiming

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Disclaim

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V. Disown; renounce claim to

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Discombobulated

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Adj. confused; discomposed

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Discomfit

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V. Put to rout; defeat; disconcert

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Disconcert

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V. Confused; upset; embarrass

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Disconsolate

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Adj. sad

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Discordant

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Adj. not harmonious; conflicting

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Discrepancy

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N. Lack of consistency; difference

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Discretion

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N. Prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances

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Discursive

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Adj. digressing; rambling

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Disenfranchise

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V. Deprive of the civil right

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Disgorge

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V. Surrender something; eject; vomit