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Dac/ Doc
(indoctrinate)
- to teach
- -to imbue a person with learning.
- didactic: intended for instruction.
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De
(descend)
- away, off, down, completely, reversal
- -to move away, from a higher to a lower place.
- defile: to make foul, dirty, or unclean.
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Dem
(demographics)
- people
- -vital and social statistics of populations
- endemic: particualr to a specific people or locality.
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Di/ Dia
(dialate)
- apart, through
- -to make wider or larger; to cause to expand
- dilatory: inclined to delay or procrastinate.
- dichotomy: division into two parts, kinds, etc.
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Dic/ Dict/ Dit
(dictionary)
- to say; to tell; to use words
- -book containing a selection of the words of a language.
- interdict: to forbid; prohibit
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Dign
(dignitary)
- worth
- -a person who holds a high rank or office
- deign: to think fit, or in accordance with one's dignity.
- condign: well deserved; fitting; adequate
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Dis/ Dif
(diffuse)
- away from, apart, reversal, not
- -to pour out and spread, as in a fluid
- disseminate: to scatter or spread widely; promulgate
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Dog/ Dox
(orthodox)
- opinion
- -sound or correct in opinion or doctorine
- paradox: an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion.
- dogma: a system of tenets, as in a church.
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Dol
(dolorous)
- suffer; pain
- -full of pain or sorrow, grevious
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Don/ Dot/ Dow
(donate)
- to give
- -to present as a gift or contribution
- anecdote: a short narrative about an interesting event
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Dub
(dubious)
- doubt
- -doubtful
- dubiety: doubtfulness
- indubitable: unquestionable
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Duc/ Duct
(conduct)
- to lead
- -personal behavior, way of acting; leading an orchestra
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Dur
(durable)
- hard
- -able to resist decay
- duress: compulsion by threat, coercion
- dour: sullen, gloomy
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Dys
(dysfunctional)
- faulty, abnormal
- -poorly functioning
- dystrophy: faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- dyspepsia: impared digestion
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