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To make fearful; to intimidate |
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Violent breakdown; sudden overthrow |
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Debauchery (di BAW chuh ree) n |
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Wild living; excessive intemperance |
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Debilitate (di BIL uh tayt) v |
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Decadent (DEK uh dunt) adj |
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Decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals. |
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To kill or destroy a large part of |
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Proper; in good taste; orderly |
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To conclude from the evidence; to infer |
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To libel or slander; to ruin the good name of |
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Submission to anothers will; respect. |
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Definitive (di FIN uh tiv) adj |
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Conclusive; providing the last word. |
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Degenerate (di JEN uh rayt) v |
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Deleterious (del uh TIR ee us) adj |
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Delineate (di LIN ee ayt) v |
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Demagougue (DEM uh gawg) n |
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A leader who uses prejudice to get more power. |
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Depravity (di PRAV uh tee) n |
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extreme wickedness or curroption. |
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Deprecate (DEP ruh kayt) v |
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To express disapproval of |
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Derogatory (dih RAHG uh tor ee) adj |
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Desiccate (DES uh kayt) v |
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Despondent (dih SPAHN dunt) adj |
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Extremely depressed; full of despair |
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An absolute ruler; an autocrat |
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Destitute (DES tuh toot) adj |
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Extremely poor; utterly lacking |
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Desultory (DES ul tor ee) adj |
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Without a plan or purpose; disconnected |
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Dialectical (dye uh LEK ti kul) adj |
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Relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasonings. |
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An authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb. |
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Didactic (dye DAK tik) adj |
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Intended to teach; morally instructive. |
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Diffedent (DIF i dunt) adj |
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Timid; lacking in self-confidence. |
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To stray from the main subject |
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Dilettante (DIL uh tahnt) n |
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Someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; and amateur. |
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To have insight; to see things clearly. |
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Discreet (dih SKREET) adj |
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Prudent; judiciously reserved. |
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Discriminate (dih SKRIM uh nayt) v |
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To notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern. |
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Arrogant scorn; contempt. |
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Disinterested (dis IN truh stid) adj |
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Not taking sides; unbiased. |
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Disparage (dih SPAR ij) v |
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To belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way. |
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Disparate (DIS pur it) adj |
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Different; incompatible; unequal |
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Disseminate (dih SEM uh nayt) v |
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To spread the seeds of something; to scatter |
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Dissipate (DIS uh payt) v |
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To thin out, drift away, or dissolve. |
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Dissolution (dis uh LOO shun) n |
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The breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration |
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To swell; to extend a great deal. |
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Distinguish (di STING gwish) v |
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Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle |
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Doctrinaire (dahk truh NAYR) adj |
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Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory withough regard to its prcticality. |
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Dogmatic (dawg MAT ik) adj |
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Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas. |
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Domestic (duh MES tik) adj |
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Having to do with the household or family. |
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Inactive; as though asleep; asleep. |
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Duplicity (doo PLIS uh tee) n |
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The act of being two-faced; double dealing. |
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