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dabble
a.professional
- work at in a nonserious fashion ; splash around ; move noisily in a liquid
- s.amateurish
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dapper
- neat and trim (in appearance) ; quick in movement ; spry (lively;agile;nimble)
- s.natty(smart and fashionable) ; spruce(neat in dress)
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dearth
a.excess
- s.absence ; lack ; privation (lack) ; want
- lack ; scarcity
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debase
a.elevate ; amend (make it better, improve)
- s.bastardize(adulterate) ; corrupt ; demoralize(dishearten) ; stain(blemish) ; warp(corrupt)
- degrade ; reduce in quality or value ; degenerate ; lower in esteem ; disgrace
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decorum
a.indecorum
- s.decency ; dignity(nobility) ; propriety
- appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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decry
a.extol(praise) ; puff
- s.depreciate ; devalue ; lower ; undervalue ; write off
- express strong disapproval of ; condemn openly ; disparage
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deference
a.disrespect
- s.honor ; homage (special honor shown publicly) ; obeisance(respect) ;reverence
- humble submission (yielding/surrender/compliance) or courteous yielding
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deft
a.awkward ; unhandy
- s.dexterous ; adroit ; clever ; nimble
- neat skillful
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deleterious
a.beneficial
- s.pernicious ; hurtful ; destructive
- injurious to health
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delineate
- s.define ; draft ; plot ; portray ; trace
- to portray in words ; describe or outline with precision
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delusional
a.actuality ; reality ; truth
- s.apparition (phantom) ; fallacy ; self-deception ; trickery
- a false belief or opinion
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demur
a.accede
- s.balk(hesitate) ; shy ; stumble (almost fall; stammer ; hesitate)
- object because of doubt; raise an objection ; hesitate ; show reluctance
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deprecate
a.endorse (support)
- s.disapprove ; discountenance (refuse) ; object
- express disapproval of ; deplore (abhor,detest,condemn,disapproval) ; protest ; belittle
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depredation |ˌdeprəˈdā sh ən|
- s.ravage (cause severe and extensive damage) ; devastate ; pillage (plunder) ; waste ; sack
- the act of preying upon or plundering
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dereliction
- s.failure ; delinquency (neglect of someone's duty) ; oversight
- neglect of duty ; abandonment
- the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated
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deride
- s.lout(boor) ; mock ; taunt(insult)
- ridicule ; treat with contempt ; make fun of
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derivation
- s.fountain ; inception (beginning) ; root ; wellspring (original source)
- deriving ; origin or source of something
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descry
- s.behold(see); discern(perceive,catch sight) ; mark ; note ; observe
- to make clear ; to say ; catch sight
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desiccate
a.brighten ; enliven
s.dry ; dehydrate ; parch (becoming dry through intense heat) ; sear(scorch;burn)
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despotic
- s.arbitrary ; autocratic ; tyrannous
- a ruler with absolute power; tyrant
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desultory
a.assiduous;methodical
s.aimless ; casual; indiscriminate ; unplanned ; haphazard (random,unplanned,unsystematic)
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dexterous
a.clumsy
- s.adroit ; clever ; deft ; nimble
- skillful in using hand or body
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diaphanous
- s.filmsy ; gauzy (translucent)
- sheer ; transparent
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diatribe
- s.tirade = harangue (a lengthy and aggressive speech)
- a bitter abusive denunciation(public condemnation) ; a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone
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dichotomy
- s.break up ; disjoin ; dissect ; sever
- division into two opposite parts
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dictatorial
- a.humble
- s.authoritarian ; doctrinaire ; magisterial(authoritative)
- domineering
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didactic
- s.preachy ; sermonizing
- intended to teach a moral lessons
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diffident
a.confident
s.bashful(shy) = coy ; demure ; modest ; timid ; unassertive
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dilatory
a.diligent
- slow ; deliberate ; laggard ; unhurried
- delaying ; tending to delay
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dilettante
- s.amateur ; uninitiated ; unskilled
- a dabbler in an art or field of knowledge
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diligent
a.dilatory
s.assiduous ; sedulous
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din
s.clamor (a loud confused noise) ; racket (a loud unpleasant noise)
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dirge
- s.chant ; cry ; hymn( a religious song or poem) ; lament ( a song, piece of music, or poem expressing)
- a funeral song
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disabuse
- purge (cleanse,remove) ; undeceive
- to free a person from falsehood or error ; disillusion ; persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken
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discern
- s.see ; behold ; note ; remark ; view
- to detect or perceive with the eyes or intellect ; descry
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discombobulated |ˌdiskəmˈbäbyəˌlāt|
- s.agitate ; bother ; fluster ; upset
- discomposed ; confused ; disconcert (unsettle) or confuse ; discomfort
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discourse
a.descant ; dilate(speak or write at length or in detail = expatiate) ; sermonize
verbal exchange ; conversation
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disdain
- s.despise ; abhor ; scorn
- to regard or treat with contempt
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disgorge
- s.bring up ; heave = throw up
- surrender something ; eject ; vomit ; pour out ; discharge
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disingenuous
a.ingenuous
- s.artful
- not straightforward or candid ; crafty ; insincere
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disparage
- s.derogatory(showing disrespectful attitude) ; detracting ; pejorative (expressing contempt or disapproval)
- belittle
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dispart
a,analogous ; comparable
- s.dissimilar ; distant ; unalike ; various
- entirely distinct or different
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dispassionate
- s.neutral ; detached (dispassionate; disinterested)
- calm ; unbiased ; objective
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dissemble
- s.disguise ; camouflage ; cloak ; mask
- to conceal one's real motive ; to feign (fake)
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dissimulate
- s.disguise
- pretend ; conceal by feigning ; dissemble
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dissipate
a.accumulate ; concentrate
- s.dispel
- squander ; waste foolishly ; scatter
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dissonance
- s.discord ; conflict ; disharmony ; strife (conflict)
- a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
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doddering
- s.senile (having or showing the weakness of old age) ; totter ; teeter ; toddle
- shaky ; infirm from old age
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dogged
- s.persistent ; tenacious ; persevering
- stubborn or determined
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dogma
- s.doctrine ; canon(principle) = tenet
- a corpus of doctrines set forth by a religion
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dogmatic
- s.dictatorial ; authoritative ; doctrinaire
- marked by an authoritative ; arrogant ; assertion ; of unproved principles
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doldrums
- s.tedium (the state of tedious = long,slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous) ; boredom
- blue ; slack (lackluster = uninspired)
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dolorous
- s.deplorable = lamentable ; woeful = misery ; calamitous
- sorrowful
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don
s.assume ; huddle ; put on
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draconian
- s.rigid ; stringent
- extremely severe
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draught
- s.draft ; swig(drink in a large gulp) ; gulp(swallow quickly)
- current air ; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid = draft ; act of pulling something along ; a single act of drinking
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dubious
a. cocksure (arrogantly confident) ; reliable
- s.doubtful ; problematic
- questionable
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dulcet
a.grating (sounding harsh and unpleasant)
- s.euphonic ; melodic ; sweet ; tuneful
- sweet sounding ; pleasing to the ear ; melodious
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dupe
a.enlighten ; inform ; wise
- s.befool ; con ; hoax(malicious deception) ; trick ; victimize
- someone easily fooled or deceived
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duress
- s.compulsion (obligation) ; constraint ; violence
- forcible restraint esp. unlawfully ; coercion (force) by threat ; illegal coercion
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