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derive
To deduce, as from a premise.
detriment
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss.
digraph
A union of two characters representing a single sound.
disillusion
To disenchant.
drowsy
Heavy with sleepiness.
divertible
Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
defamation
Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another.
deteriorate
To grow worse.
disrobe
To unclothe.
docile
Easy to manage.
deplorable
Contemptible.
diacritical
Marking a difference.
deject
To dishearte,
devilry
Malicious mischief.
depopulate
To remove the inhabitants from.
decamp
To leave suddenly or unexpectedly.
debut
A first appearance in society or on the stage.
dendroid
Like a tree.
distinction
A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.
deify
To regard or worship as a god.
dominance
Ascendancy.
disjunctive
Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.
determinate
Definitely limited or fixed.
Decameron
A volume consisting of ten parts or books.
dissonance
Discord.
discomfort
The state of being positively uncomfortable.
dolesome
Melancholy.
distemper
A disease or malady.
depreciate
To lessen the worth of.
detest
To dislike or hate with intensity.
dendrology
The natural history of trees.
disfavor
Disregard.
diaphanous
Transparent.
disburse
To pay out or expend, as money from a fund.
declension
The change of endings in nouns and, to express their different relations of gender.
Darwinism
The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms.
dramatize
To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
dexterity
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
distort
To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
deficient
Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount.
deportment
Demeanor.
denouement
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
dolorous
Expressing or causing sorrow or pai,
disunion
Separation of relations or interests.
discreet
Judicious.
dilettante
A superficial amateur.
derivation
That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning.
delusion
Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring.
dishonest
Untrustworthy.
decagram
A weight of 10 grams.
discover
To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived.
dissipate
To disperse or disappear.
decasyllable
A line of ten syllables.
diligence
Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertake,
discountenance
To look upon with disfavor.
dissuade
To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading.
discrepant
Opposite.
descendant
One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc.
demerit
A mark for failure or bad conduct.
distention
Expansio,
dowry
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
discussion
Debate.
discard
To reject.
delineate
To represent by sketch or diagram.
divisor
That by which a number or quantity is divided.
diplomatic
Characterized by special tact in negotiations.
debatable
Subject to contention or dispute.
dissever
To divide.
divulgence
A divulging.
deplete
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
dissentious
Contentious.
defendant
A person against whom a suit is brought.
depress
To press dow,
deformity
A disfigurement.
definite
Having an exact signification or positive meaning.
domicile
The place where one lives.
dispensation
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
despond
To lose spirit, courage, or hope.
dauntless
Fearless.
disseminate
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sow,
demeanor
Deportment.
deflect
To cause to turn aside or downward.
dissection
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal.
desiccant
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
depression
A falling of the spirits.
disburden
To disencumber.
divulge
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
decameter
A length of ten meters.
demobilize
To disband, as troops.
depository
A place where anything is kept in safety.
discontinuance
Interruption or intermissio,
distill
To extract or produce by vaporization and condensatio,
designate
To select or appoint, as by authority.
donor
One who makes a donation or present.
destitute
Poverty-stricke,
deluge
To overwhelm with a flood of water.
distiller
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors.
decalogue
The ten commandments.
distrainor
One who subjects a person to distress.
divination
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidde,
discolor
To stai,
diurnal
Daily.
despotism
Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part.
denude
To strip the covering from.
diagnose
To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.
dissent
Disagreement.
duckling
A young duck.
domination
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority.
dialectician
A logicia,
depth
Deepness.
demonstrable
Capable of positive proof.
dignitary
One who holds high rank.
discernible
Perceivable.
disconnect
To undo or dissolve the connection or association of.
declamation
A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public.
defensible
Capable of being maintained or justified.
disavow
To disclaim responsibility for.
dramatist
One who writes plays.
dilatory
Tending to cause delay.
divinity
The quality or character of being godlike.
disallow
To withhold permission or sanctio,
disfigure
To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of.
dominant
Conspicuously prominent.
defalcate
To cut off or take away, as a part of something.
dissipation
The state of being dispersed or scattered.
discipline
To train to obedience.
dilemma
A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary.
denominator
Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.
distrain
To subject a person to distress.
deride
To ridicule.
depositor
One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited.
dismount
To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like.
degrade
To take away honors or position from.
disagree
To be opposite in opinio,
deference
Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.
durance
Confinement.
deceit
Falsehood.
denomination
A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline.
deign
To deem worthy of notice or account.
divert
To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
deciduous
Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc.
divergent
Tending in different directions.
dissolute
Lewd.
doleful
Melancholy.
decimate
To destroy a measurable or large proportion of.
discriminate
To draw a distinctio,
derision
Ridicule.
drudgery
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupatio,
desperate
Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.
dissect
To cut apart or to pieces.
demurrage
the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing.
default
The neglect or omission of a legal requirement.
denominate
To give a name or epithet to.
degenerate
To become worse or inferior.
decency
Moral fitness.
decapod
Ten-footed or ten-armed.
dearth
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential,or desirable.
depreciation
A lowering in value or an underrating in worth.
discord
Absence of harmoniousness.
deforest
To clear of forests.
diphthong
The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
delectation
Delight.
donate
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.
diffusion
Dispersio,
dentifrice
Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth.
dutiful
Obedient.
diplomatist
One remarkable for tact and shrewd management.
ductile
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
dissatisfy
To displease.
defer
To delay or put off to some other time.
distillation
Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
differentiate
To acquire a distinct and separate character.
docket
The registry of judgments of a court.
diversity
Dissimilitude.
diatomic
Containing only two atoms.
deficiency
Lack or insufficiency.
degradation
Diminution, as of strength or magnitude.
deposition
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
delude
To mislead the mind or judgment of.
diffusible
Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly.
deduce
To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles.
deviltry
Wanton and malicious mischief.
diagnosis
Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease.
dissuasion
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading.
diversion
Pastime.
defraud
To deprive of something dishonestly.
datum
A premise, starting-point, or given fact.
despondent
Disheartened.
dishabille
Undress or negligent attire.
dialect
Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
duet
A composition for two voices or instruments.
dilute
To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something.
desert
To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
displace
To put out of the proper or accustomed place.
disenfranchise
To deprive of any right privilege or power
disquiet
To deprive of peace or tranquillity.
decorous
Suitable for the occasion or circumstances.
drastic
Acting vigorously.
disinfectant
A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases.
disservice
An ill tur,
devise
To invent.
defiant
Characterized by bold or insolent oppositio,
disavowal
Denial.
deplore
To regard with grief or sorrow.
desist
To cease from actio,
dictum
A positive utterance.
deterrent
Hindering from action through fear.
dogma
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.
demulcent
Any application soothing to an irritable surface
dissemble
To hide by pretending something different.
disciplinary
Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority.
defensive
Carried on in resistance to aggressio,
digress
To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
disbeliever
One who refuses to believe.
death's-head
A human skull as a symbol of death.
domain
A sphere or field of action or interest.
diminution
Reductio,
demonstrate
To prove indubitably.
delirious
Raving.
decagon
A figure with ten sides and ten angles.
domesticity
Life in or fondness for one's home and family.
duration
The period of time during which anything lasts.
diplomacy
Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
debonair
Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner.
deport
To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony.
dead-heat
A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner.
disrepute
A bad name or character.
derivative
Coming or acquired from some origi,
disappear
To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being.
dispel
To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions.
disclaim
To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to.
deleterious
Hurtful, morally or physically.
decipher
To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible.
disarm
To deprive of weapons.
despicable
Contemptible.
darkling ad
Blindly.
dispossess
To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate.
deity
A god, goddess, or divine perso,
dutiable
Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty.
detract
To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimatio,
delicacy
That which is agreeable to a fine taste.
determination
The act of deciding.
dissolution
A breaking up of a union of persons.
delectable
Delightful to the taste or to the senses.
dwindle
To diminish or become less.
dyne
The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s.
dermatology
The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases.
demented
Insane.
drachma
A modern and an ancient Greek coi,
dislocate
To put out of proper place or order.
diabolic
Characteristic of the devil.
dissolve
To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture.
decimal
Founded on the number 10.
descent
The act of moving or going downward.
disputation
Verbal controversy.
demonstrative
Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts.
distend
To stretch out or expand in every directio,
discredit
To injure the reputation of.
deprave
To render bad, especially morally bad.
denounce
To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium.
dun
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
disciple
One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
despair
Utter hopelessness and despondency.
disobedience
Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunctio,
dragnet
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.
divagation
Digressio,
disappoint
To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of.
dialogue
A formal conversation in which two or more take part.
dogmatic
Making statements without argument or evidence.
degeneracy
A becoming worse.
denunciation
The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment.
decaliter
A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters.
decent
Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress.
demise
Death.
disinherit
To deprive of an inheritance.
dragoon
In the British army, a cavalryma,
dubious
Doubtful.
deface
To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of.
demagogue
An unprincipled politicia,
derrick
An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.
denizen
Inhabitant.
difference
Dissimilarity in any respect.
dominate
To influence controllingly.
disengage
To become detached.
duplex
Having two parts.
debase
To lower in character or virtue.
disreputable
Dishonorable or disgraceful.
dolor
Lamentatio,
diatribe
A bitter or malicious criticism.
distensible
Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every directio,
descendent
Proceeding downward.
dissension
Angry or violent difference of opinio,
dastard
A base coward.
defame
To slander.
disparage
To regard or speak of slightingly.
duplicity
Double-dealing.
disqualify
To debar.
descry
To discer,
desistance
Cessatio,
dissonant
Harsh or disagreeable in sound.
discomfit
To put to confusio,
disown
To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself.
devout
Religious.
denote
To designate by word or mark.
doubly ad
In twofold degree or extent.
donator
One who makes a donation or present.
decorate
To embellish.
diffidence
Self-distrust.
diffident
Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
disrupt
To burst or break asunder.
disparity
Inequality.
differentia
Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species.
disconsolate
Grief-stricke,
derelict
Neglectful of obligatio,
demagnetize
To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism.
distraught
Bewildered.
disapprove
To regard with blame.
deponent
Laying dow,
diplomat
A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another.
disregard
To take no notice of.
despot
An absolute and irresponsible monarch.
decoy
Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptatio,
dormant
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
day-man
A day-laborer.
deist
One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelatio,
deliquesce
To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air.
drainage
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc.
disinfect
To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.
dejection
Melancholy.
discursive
Passing from one subject to another.
differential
Distinctive.
doublet
One of a pair of like things.
deceitful
Fraudulent.
doe
The female of the deer.
dilate
To enlarge in all directions.
duteous
Showing submission to natural superiors.
demonstrator
One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner.
declarative
Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmatio,
dimly ad
Obscurely.
divisible
Capable of being separated into parts.
divest
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment.
dogmatize
To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence.
detrude
To push down forcibly.
decapitate
To behead.
deter
To frighten away.
disarrange
To throw out of order.
donee
A person to whom a donation is made.
deceive
To mislead by or as by falsehood.
didactic
Pertaining to teaching.
dehydrate
To deprive of water.
daring
Brave.
devious
Out of the common or regular track.
drought
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither.
domineer
To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance.
dedication
The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause.
diverse
Capable of various forms.
dissertation
Thesis.
dismissal
Displacement by authority from an office or an employment.
deviate
To take a different course.
dissentient
One who disagrees.
disyllable
A word of two syllables.
disinterested
Impartial.
disobedient
Neglecting or refusing to obey.
declamatory
A full and formal style of utterance.
desperado
One without regard for law or life.
deform
To disfigure.
distrust
Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any perso,
derisible
Open to ridicule.
demolish
To annihilate.
defray
To make payment for.
dissimilar
Different.
decrepit
Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity.
desultory
Not connected with what precedes.
deprecate
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
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