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Dabble
To do anything in a slight or superficial manner
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Dacha
Country villa in Russia
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Dactylology
Sign language system for the deaf
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Daedal
Skilful or ingenious
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Dainty
Of delicate beauty or charm; exquisite
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Dais
Raised platform used as a stage
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Dalliance
Casual romantic relationship or a brief or casual involvement with something
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Dally
To waste time, loiter, delay
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Damnable
Hateful, abominable, outrageous
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Damnatio memoriae
Removing all memory of a person from history
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Dandify
To make dandy or foppish
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Dandy
A man who is excessively concerned with appearance
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Dank
Unpleasantly moist or humid
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Danseur
Male ballet dancer
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Danseuse
Female ballet dancer
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Daring
Adventure, courage, boldness
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Dashing
Impetuous, spirited, lively
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Dastard and dastardly
Mean, sneaking coward
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Datum
A piece of information
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Daub
Carelessly coat or smear a surface with a thick substance
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Daunt
To overcome with fear, intimidate
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Dauntless
Not to be overcome with fear or daunted
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Dawdle
To waste time, walk slowly
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De facto
In fact, in reality
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De gustibus non est disputandum
There is no disputing about tastes
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De jure (de yooray)
According to rightful legal entitlement
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De novo
From the beginning, anew
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De rigueur
Required by etiquette or current fashion
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De trop (de tro)
Not wanted, unwelcome
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Debacle
Overwhelming disaster
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Debar
Exclude or prohibit someone from doing something
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Debase
To reduce in quality or value, adulerate OR to lower in rank or dignity
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Debauch
Destroy or debase the moral purity of something
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Debilitate
To make weak or feeble
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Debility
State of being weak or feeble
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Debonair
Suave and stylish
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Debouch
To issue or emerge from a narrow opening
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Debunk
To expose the falseness and hollowness of an idea or belief
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Decadence
Luxurious self-indulgence
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Decamp
Leave a place suddenly or secretly
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Decant
Gradually pour wine into another vessel so as to avoid sediment OR temporarily transfer people to another place.
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Decapitate
Cut off the head
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Deceit
Practice of deceiving someone
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Deceptive
Apt or tending to deceive
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Declaim
Deliver words in an impassioned way
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Declasse
Having fallen in social status
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Decorous
In keeping with propriety, good manners etc
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Decorum
Propriety of speech, appearance, behaviour, dress etc
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Decouple
To disengage from
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Decrement
Reduction or diminution
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Decrepit
Broken down or weakened by old age, infirm
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Deduce
Arrive at a fact by reasoning
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Defalcation
Misappropriation of money
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Defeasance
Act or process of rendering null and void
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Defenestrate
Literally to throw someone out of a window OR to remove or dismiss someone from an office or position of authority
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Deference
Polite submission and respect
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Defile
Desecrate, mar or spoil
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Definiendum
The word to be defined
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Definiens
Words that define another thing
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Definitive
Done or reached decisively and conclusively
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Deforce
Deprive someone wrongfully of their rightful property
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Defray
To pay money to reduce an expense
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Defunct
No longer existing or functioning
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Defund
Prevent from continuing to receive funds
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Degage
Unconcerned or unconstrained
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Degrade
To treat someone with disrespect or contempt OR to lower the quality of
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Degust
Taste something to fully appreciate its taste
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Degustation
Sampling of a variety of wines
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Deify
To make to be a God
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Deign
To do something that one consider's below ones dignity
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Deja vu
A feeling of having previously experienced the present situation
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Dejected
Depressed in spirit
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Delate
Inform against or denounce
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Delectable
Delicious or extremely attractive
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Delectation
Pleasure and delight
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Deleterious
Hurtful, harmful, injurious
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Deliberation
Careful consideration before a decision
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Delimit
Determine the limit or boundaries of
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Delineate
Describe or portray
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Delinquent
Failing in one's duty
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Deliration
Frenzied or delirious behaviour
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Delirium
Temporary loss of mental faculties
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Delphic
Deliberately obscure or ambiguous
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Delude and delusional
Make someone believe something that is not true
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Deluge
Great inundation of water
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Delve
Research or make painstaking inquiries into
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Demagogue
A leader who appeals to popular prejudices and desires rather than rational argument
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Demarcate
Set the boundaries or limits of OR separate or distinguish from
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Demarche
Political step or initiative
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Demean
Cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone OR do something that is beneath someone's dignity
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Demeanour
Conduct, behaviour, bearing
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Dement
Drive mad or insane
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Demerit
A negative mark against someone
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Demigod
A person who is greatly admired and respected
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Demimonde
A group of people on the fringes of respectable society
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Demirep
A woman with doubtful or compromised reputation
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Demoded
No longer in fashion
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Demonic
Of or relating to a demon
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Demonstrable
Capable of being demonstrated
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Demonym
Name given to residents in a place ie Chinese for residents of China
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Demoralise
Cause someone to lose confidence or hope
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Demote
Reduce to a lower grade or class
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Demotic
The kind of language used by ordinary people
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Demote
Reduce to a lower grade or class
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Demulcent
Substance that reduces inflammation or irritation
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Demur
Raise objection or show reluctance
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Demure
Reserved, shy, modest
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Denigrate
To sully, defame
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Denizen
A person, animal or plant that is found in a particular place
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Denote
Be a sign of, indicate
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Denouement
Final part of a play or story in which all the strands are bought together to explain the plot
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Denounce
Publicly declare a wrong
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Denude
To make naked or strip clothes off
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Denunciate
Openly declare a wrong or evil, to denounce
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Depict
Portray in words, or draw a picture
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Deplorable
Deserving strong condemnation, totally unacceptable
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Deplore
Feel or express strong condemnation for something
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Deploy
Bring into effective action
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Deplume
Strip of honour or wealth
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Deportment
A person's behaviour or manners
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Depose
Remove from office suddenly and forcibly
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Deprave
Make someone immoral or wicked
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Deprecate
Express disapproval of
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Depredate
Steal from, typically using force, plunder
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Derange
Make someone insane
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Deride/derision
Express contempt for, ridicule
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Derogate/derogatory
Detract from, disparage someone
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Derring-do
Heroic action, daring deeds
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Desiderate
Feel a keen longing or desire for
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Desideratum
Something that is desired or wanted
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Desist
Stop doing something
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Despicable
That who is to be despised; contemptible
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Despoil
Violently rob or plunder
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Despond/despondent
Become dejected and lose confidence
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Despot
Autocrat ruling in a violent or oppressive way
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Destine
Intend or choose for a particular purpose or end
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Desuetude
State of disuse
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Desultory
Lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm
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Detente
Easing of hostility or strained relations
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Deterge
Cleanse thoroughly
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Detract
Diminish the worth or value of something
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Detritus
Waste or refuse of any kind
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Deuterogamy
Second marriage after the death of the first husband or wife
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Deviant
Deviating from an accepted norm
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Devilment
Devilish action or conduct
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Devilry
Wicked or reckless mischief
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Devious
Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals
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Devise
Plan or invent by careful thought
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Devoid
Not possessing, free from
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Devolve
Transfer or delegate to a lower level
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Dexterity
Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
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Diablerie
Quality of being reckless or wild in a charismatic way
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Diabolical
Characteristic of the devil
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Diachronic
How something especially a language changes over time
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Diaphanous
Light, delicate and translucent
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Diaspora
Dispersion of people beyond their original homeland
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Diatribe
Forceful and bitter attack against someone
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Dichotomy
Division or contrast between things that are seen as being opposed or entirely different
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Didactic
Intended to teach
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Diffident
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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Diffuse
Spread over a wide area or over a wide group of people
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Diglossia
Two versions of the same language - one high usage, one low
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Digress
To leave the main subject temporarily in a speech or writing
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Diktat
Decree imposed on a group without popular consent
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Dilate
make wider or larger
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Dilettante
Person who pursues an area of interest such as the arts without real commitment or knowledge
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Diluvial
Relating to floods
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Dimerous
Having parts arranged in groups of two
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Diminution
Act or process of diminishing
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Diminutive
Extremely or unusually small
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Dint
Force of attack, impact
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Dionysian
Wild, orgiastic
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Dipsomania
Alcoholism, especially with intermittent cravings of alcohol
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Direful
Extremely bad, dreadful
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Direttismo
Direct route straight up a mountain
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Disaffection
The state of being dissatisfied, especially with a government
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Disavow
Deny and responsibility and support for
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Discern
Perceive by intellect, sight etc
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Disclaim
Refuse to acknowledge, deny
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Discombulate
Disconcert or confused
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Discomfit
Makes someone feel uneasy or embarrassed
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Discommode
Cause someone trouble or inconvenience
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Disconcerted
Confused, abashed
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Disconsolate
Very unhappy and unable to be consoled
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Discontent
Dissatisfaction with one's circumstances
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Discord
Disagreement between people
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Discordant
Disagreeing or incongruous
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Discourse
Written or spoken communication
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Discourteous
Not courteous
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Discredit
Injure the reputation of
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Discreet
Wise or judicious in avoiding mistakes or faults, not given to careless talk
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Discrete
Individually separate and distinct
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Discretion
The quality of speaking or behaving in a way so as not to cause offence or reveal confidential information OR the quality of being discreet
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Discriminate
Recognise a difference
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Discursive
Digressing from subject to subject
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Discussant
Person who takes part in a pre-arranged discussion
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Disdain
To look upon with contempt
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Disenable
Deprive of the ability or capacity to do something
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Disenchantment
Feeling of disappointment about someone that was previously respected.
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Disenfranchise
Deprive someone of a right or privilege
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Dishabille
State of being partly or scantily clad
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Disharmony
Lack of harmony
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Dishearten
To depress the spirits of
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Dishevelled
Unkempt and untidy
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Disillusionment
A feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as it could be
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Disinclination
Absence of inclination
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Disingenuous
Not candid or sincere
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Disjunctive
Lacking connection or consistency
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Disorientate
Making someone lose their sense of direction
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Disparage
Regard or represent as being of little worth
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Disparate
Entirely different in kind, not able to be compared
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Disparity
Lack of similarity or equality
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Dispassionate
Free from or unaffected by passion
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Dispirit
To deprive of spirit
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Displease
Make someone feel annoyed or upset
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Disport
To enjoy oneself unrestrained
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Disputation
Debate or argument
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Disquiet
A feeling of worry or unease
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Disquisition
Long or elaborate essay on a particular subject
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Disreputable
Not reputable- having a bad reputation
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Dissatisfaction
Lack of satisfaction
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Dissemble
Disguise one's true beliefs or feelings
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Disseminate
Spread information widely
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Dissension
Violent disagreement; discord
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Dissent
Holding a contrary view
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Dissertation
Written essay on something
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Disservice
A harmful action
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Dissident
Someone who disagrees (noun) or the act of disagreeing (adjective)
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Dissimiltude
Diversity or difference
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Dissipate
Waste or fritter away
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Dissociate
Sever association or connection
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Dissolute
Overindulging in sensual pleasures
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Dissonance
Lack of agreement or harmony among people
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Dissuade
Persuade someone not to take a particular course of action
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Disymmetric
Lack of symmetry
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Distend
Swell or bloat from pressure from inside
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Distil
Extract the essential meaning
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Distingue
Having a distinguished manner or appearance
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Distrait
Distracted or absent minded
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Distraught
Very worried and upset
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Ditto
The same thing again
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Diurnal
Of or during the day
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Divagate
Stray or digress
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Divisive
Creating division or discord
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Divulge
To disclose or publish
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Docile
Ready to accept instruction, submissive
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Doctrinaire
Seeking to apply a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical consequences
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Doctrine
A belief or set of beliefs held or taught by an organisation
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Dogma
Set of principles laid down by an organisation as being incontrovertibly true
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Dogmatic
Inclined to lay down principles as being undeniably true
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Dolce vita
Life of heedless pleasure and luxury
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Doleful
Expressing sorrow, mournful
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Dolorous and dolour
Expressing great pain and sorrow
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Dominion
Sovereignty and control
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Doppelgänger
A body double
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Dotage
The period of life during which a person is old and weak
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Dotard
Someone who is weak minded from old age
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Doughty
Brave and persistent
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Dour
Sullen, gloomy, sour
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Dovish
Conciliatory, favouring peaceful solutions
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Dowdy
Ill-dressed, not trim or smart
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Doyen
Most respected or senior person in a particular field
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Draconian
Harsh, rigorous, severe
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Drastic
Radical and extreme
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Droll
Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
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Drudgery
Hard or uninteresting work
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Du jour
Something that is enjoying great but probably short lived popularity
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Dubiety
The state of being doubtful
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Dubious
Hesitating or doubting
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Dudgeon
Feeling of offence or high resentment
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Dulcet
Sweet and soothing
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Dulcify
Sweeten, calm or soothe
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Dullard
Dull or stupid person
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Duress
Threats causing someone to do something against their better judgement
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Dwindle
To waste away, reduce
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Dystopia
Imaginary world where everything is as bad as it possibly can be
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