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adj. falling off as of leaves
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deciduous
adj. falling off as of leaves
decimate
v. kill, usually one out of ten, kill in large numbers
decipher
v. interpret as a secret code
declivity
n. downward slope
decolleté
adj. having a low-necked dress
decomposition
n. decay
decorum
n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
decoy
n. lure or bait
decrepit
adj. worn out by age
decry
v. express strong disapproval of; disparage
deducible
adj. derived by reasoning
deface
v. mar, disfigure
defame
v. harm someone's reputation, malign, slander.
default
n. failure to act
defeatist
adj. attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural defense
defection
n. desertion
defer
v. delay until later; exempt temporarily
defer
v. give in respectfully, submit
deference
n. courteous regard for another's wish
defiance
n. refusal to yield
defile
v. pollute, profane
definitive
adj. final; complete
deflect
v. turn aside
defray
v. pay the costs of
deft
adj. neat; skillful
defunct
adj. dead; no longer in use or existence
defuse
v. remove the fuse of a bomb; reduce or eliminate a threat
degenerate
v. become worse; deteriorate
degradation
n. humiliation; debasement; degeneration
dehydrate
v. remove water from; dry out
deify
v. turn into a god; idolize
deign
v. condescend; stoop
delectable
adj. delightful, delicious
delete
v. erase, strike out
deleterious
adj. harmful
deliberate
v. portray, depict, sketch
delirium
n. mental disorder marked by confusion
delude
v. deceive
deluge
n. flood, rush
delusion
n. false belief; hallucination
delve
v. dig, investigate
demagogue
n. person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
demean
v. degrade; humiliate
demeanor
n. behavior; bearing
demented
adj. insane
demise
n. death
demolition
n. destruction
demoniac
adj. fiendish
demur
v. object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate
demure
adj. grave; serious; coy
mystify
v. clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
denigrate
v. blacken
denizen
n. inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
denotation
n. meaning; distinguishing by name.
denouement
n. outcome; final development of the plot of a play
denounce
v. condemn; criticize
depict
v. portray
deplete
v. reduce; exhaust
deplore
v. regret
deploy
v. spread out [troops] in an extended though shallow battle line
depose
v. dethrone; remove from office
deposition
n. testimony under oath
depravity
n. extreme corruption; wickedness
deprecate
v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
depreciate
v. lessen in value
depredation
n. plundering
derange
v. make insane; disarrange
derelict
adj. abandoned; negligent
deride
v. ridicule; make fun of
derivative
adj. unoriginal; derived from another source
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