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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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