ELA 9
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tylercontreras on March 9, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 despair | loss of hope; hopelessness. |
| destiny | something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune. |
| destitute | without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. |
| dignified | characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous: |
| dignity | bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation. |
| dilute | to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like. |
| dimension | a property of space; extension in a given direction: |
| diplomat | a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries. |
| disable | to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; cripple; incapacitate: |
| disarm | to deprive of a weapon or weapons. |
| discharge | to relieve of a charge or load; unload: |
| discipline | the act of punishing |
| discontent | not content; dissatisfied; discontented. |
| discontinue | to put an end to; stop; terminate: |
| discretion | the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: |
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