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12/10/2007

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Term
acquittal
Definition
n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
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acquittance
Definition
n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
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acreage
Definition
n. Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
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acrid
Definition
adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.
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acrimonious
Definition
adj. Full of bitterness.
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acrimony
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n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
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actionable
Definition
adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
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actuality
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n. Any reality.
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devout
Definition
adj. Religious.
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dexterity
Definition
n. Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
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diabolic
Definition
adj. Characteristic of the devil.
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diacritical
Definition
adj. Marking a difference.
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diagnose
Definition
v. To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.
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diagnosis
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n. Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease.
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dialect
Definition
n. Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
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dialectician
Definition
n. A logician.
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dialogue
Definition
n. A formal conversation in which two or more take part.
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diaphanous
Definition
adj. Transparent.
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diatomic
Definition
adj. Containing only two atoms.
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diatribe
Definition
n. A bitter or malicious criticism.
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dictum
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n. A positive utterance.
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didactic
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adj. Pertaining to teaching.
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difference
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n. Dissimilarity in any respect.
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differentia
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n. Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species.
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differential
Definition
adj. Distinctive.
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differentiate
Definition
v. To acquire a distinct and separate character.
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diffidence
Definition
n. Self-distrust.
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diffident
Definition
adj. Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
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diffusible
Definition
adj. Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly.
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diffusion
Definition
n. Dispersion.
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dignitary
Definition
n. One who holds high rank.
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digraph
Definition
n. A union of two characters representing a single sound.
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digress
Definition
v. To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
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dilapidated
Definition
pa. Fallen into decay or partial ruin.
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dilate
Definition
v. To enlarge in all directions.
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dilatory
Definition
adj. Tending to cause delay.
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dilemma
Definition
n. A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary.
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dilettante
Definition
n. A superficial amateur.
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diligence
Definition
n. Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
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dilute
Definition
v. To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something.
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diminution
Definition
n. Reduction.
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dimly
Definition
adv. Obscurely.
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diphthong
Definition
n. The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
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diplomacy
Definition
n. Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
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diplomat
Definition
n. A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another.
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diplomatic
Definition
adj. Characterized by special tact in negotiations.
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diplomatist
Definition
n. One remarkable for tact and shrewd management.
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disagree
Definition
v. To be opposite in opinion.
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disallow
Definition
v. To withhold permission or sanction.
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disappear
Definition
v. To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being.
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disappoint
Definition
v. To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of.
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disapprove
Definition
v. To regard with blame.
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disarrange
Definition
v. To throw out of order.
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disavow
Definition
v. To disclaim responsibility for.
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