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Deference

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(n.) submission or courteous lying

He was told not to defer during court

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Dearth

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(n.) lack scarcity

There was a dearth of food at the help house

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Depict

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(v.) to show, create a picture of

He depicted a flower in his painting

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Deprecation

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(n.) to express earnest disapproval

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Depredation

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(n.) the act of preying upon or plundering

The depredations of the humans scarred the earth

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Descry

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(v.) to make clear, to say

She could Descry two figures

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Desiccate

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(v.) to dry out thoroughly

She had to desiccate her hair

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Diatribe

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(n.) a bitter abusive denunciation

A diatribe against using animal fur as clothing

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Disabuse

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(v.) to free a person from falsehood or error

She had to disabuse her boyfriend who thought they were still together

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Disparaging

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(adj.) belittling

She mad disparaging remarks about fur clothing

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Dispassionate

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(adj.) calm

She was known to act in a dispassionate way

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Dissemble

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(v.) to conceal ones real motive

He tried to dissemble her evil plan

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Dogged

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(adj.) stubborn or determined

Her job requires dogged determination

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Dogmatic

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(adj.) relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidence

He gave an opinion with a dogmatic tone during his court

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Diffident

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(adj.) lacking self confidence

She had a shy and diffident personality