 | Term | Definition |
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cygnet |
A young swan. |
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cynical |
Exhibiting moral skepticism. |
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cynicism |
Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value. |
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cynosure |
That to which general interest or attention is directed. |
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daring |
Brave. |
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darkling |
Blindly. |
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Darwinism |
The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms. |
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dastard |
A base coward. |
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datum |
A premise, starting-point, or given fact. |
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dauntless |
Fearless. |
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day-man |
A day-laborer. |
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dead-heat |
A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner. |
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dearth |
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable. |
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death's-head |
A human skull as a symbol of death. |
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debase |
To lower in character or virtue. |
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debatable |
Subject to contention or dispute. |
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debonair |
Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner. |
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debut |
A first appearance in society or on the stage. |
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decagon |
A figure with ten sides and ten angles. |
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decagram |
A weight of 10 grams. |
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decaliter |
A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters. |
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decalogue |
The ten commandments. |
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Decameron |
A volume consisting of ten parts or books. |
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decameter |
A length of ten meters. |
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decamp |
To leave suddenly or unexpectedly. |
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decapitate |
To behead. |
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decapod |
Ten-footed or ten-armed. |
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decasyllable |
A line of ten syllables. |
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deceit |
Falsehood. |
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deceitful |
Fraudulent. |
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deceive |
To mislead by or as by falsehood. |
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decency |
Moral fitness. |
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decent |
Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress. |
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deciduous |
Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc. |
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decimal |
Founded on the number 10. |
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decimate |
To destroy a measurable or large proportion of. |
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decipher |
To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible. |
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decisive ad |
Conclusive. |
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declamation |
A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public. |
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declamatory |
A full and formal style of utterance. |
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declarative |
Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation. |
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declension |
The change of endings in nouns and adj. to express their different relations of gender. |
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decorate |
To embellish. |
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decorous |
Suitable for the occasion or circumstances. |
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decoy |
Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation. |
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decrepit |
Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity. |
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dedication |
The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause. |
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deduce |
To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles. |
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deface |
To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of. |
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defalcate |
To cut off or take away, as a part of something. |
