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work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid

raised platform for speakers or other important people

trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time

damp; unpleasantly wet

neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry

spotted

smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint

spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing

dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.

intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten

bold; fearless

loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing

standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate

condition of no movement or activity; stop

wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face

scarcity

sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster

degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement

go down on one's knee(s)

corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)

lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive

weaken (esp. through heat

match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu

(of men) friendly

rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed

expose as false

young woman making formal entrance into society

d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society

decay; fall to a lower level (of morality

pour off gently (wine or liquid)

behead

slow down

falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth

kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of

decode; CF. indecipherable

downward slope

(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)

authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree

decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct

proper (in behavior

lure or bait; V.

state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age

weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man

express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films

derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning

mar; disfigure

spoil the appearance of

harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory

failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.

resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism

desertion

shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)

give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect

courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery

refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant

pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains

most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court

turn aside; turn away from a straight course

destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant

provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay

strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock

long loose garment (worn by monks)

neat; skillful

dead; no longer in use or existence

become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person

humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank

disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable

remove water from; dry out

turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity

condescend; stoop

bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying

erase; strike out

harmful

consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow

portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation

mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious

flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

deceive

flood; rush; V.

false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that

deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises

dig; search deeply; investigate

person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery

disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave

behavior; bearing

insane; wacky

death

related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population

destruction; V. demolish

fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil

evil spirit; devil

of or pertaining to the people

object (because of doubts

(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure

blacken; defame

(animal

meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation

final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained

condemn; criticize; N. denunciation

portray

public revelation of something discreditable

reduce; exhaust

regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition

spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically

army unit made up of four or more companies

dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify

testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning

extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave

express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory

lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value

plundering; destruction

insane

organization for a special purpose; V: establish

instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom

make into an institution; put or confine in an institution

negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person

neglect of duty; abandonment

ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect

ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory

unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.

deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word

one who studies the skin and its diseases

skin disease (on the face)

expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage

catch sight of (something distant)

profane; violate the sanctity of

break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually; Ex. violate graves

dry up

(of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless

make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert

reckless

having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort

look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible

plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village

without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection

tyrant; harsh

extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience

make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil

aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment

keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention

having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final

resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision

something that discourages or deters

explosion

slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor

harmful; damaging; N. detriment

turn away from (a principle

roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route

think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest

empty; lacking

deputize; pass or be passed to others (power

work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away

enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach

pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope

skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity

diabolic; devilish; fiendish

crown

relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

sheer; transparent

bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse

division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental

(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism

metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice

shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident

wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse

wandering away from the subject; V. digress

falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation

expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)

delaying; tending to delay

situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives

aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight

steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president

lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish

continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition

tired after long work; V.

small boat (often ship's boat)

leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown

(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain

(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.

means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work

life-size

warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food

funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)

correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief

disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty

disapproval; condemnation

state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray

denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim

dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.

pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse

distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement

mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive

disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer

reveal; N. disclosure

discomposed; confused

disturb the composure of; confuse

frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb

confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb

hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)

conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)

not harmonious; conflicting

disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost

serious speech

defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful

lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions

separate; unconnected

prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary

able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination

distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference

quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor

(of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan)

treat with scorn or contempt

debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark

disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise

uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage

mar the appearance of; spoil

surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge

make discontented

discourage

untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel

unwillingness

not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous

dig up; unearth; OP. inter

unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective

disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin

act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive

remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge

take apart; disassemble

loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)

cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb

eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal

belittle

strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end

basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated

difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity

calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings

speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill

scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule

scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd

lacking in spirit

amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert

argumentative; fond of argument

uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious

formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report

analysis; cutting apart in order to examine

disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend

distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

disagree

formal essay; treatise

dissenting (with an opinion

pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble

squander; waste foolishly; scatter

disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life

diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction

persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion

discord

reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly

expand; swell out

refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew

honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction

clearly different; clearly noticed

clearly different from others of the same kind

twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion

absentminded; distracted

upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry

take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted

daily; occurring during the daytime

operatic singer; prima donna

vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating

differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity:

act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse

strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)

perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination

use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals

reveal

obedient; easily managed; submissive

fierce; violent; N. ferocity

program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket

unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties

teachings in general; particular principle (religious

cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism

provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.

shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder

deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise

take off; OP. don

determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean

continue steadily in spite of difficulties

poor verse

opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal

blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums

state of depression or melancholy; style of slow

sorrowful; N. dolor

slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull

home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.

rule over tyrannically

control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; ����ٺ���

exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive

put on; OP. doff

clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit

sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent

window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room

relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin

file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back

senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage

be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline

sullen; gloomy; stubborn

silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy

sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time

plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse

untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman

disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward

dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life

extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician

sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue

nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense

speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail

flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.

fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops

flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.

queer and amusing

strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal

idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee

talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.

low

waste matter; worthless impurities

hard unpleasant work; menial work

do drudgery; N: person who drudges

questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety

malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled

sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious

astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded

someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive

double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous

length of time something lasts

forcible restraint

(of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty)

shrink; reduce gradually

energetic; vigorously active

generator for producing electricity; energetic person

suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food

abnormal; impaired

word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read

inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract