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dissuasion |
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading. |
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disyllable |
A word of two syllables. |
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distemper |
A disease or malady. |
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distend |
To stretch out or expand in every direction. |
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distensible |
Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction. |
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distention |
Expansion. |
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distill |
To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation. |
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distillation |
Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile. |
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distiller |
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors. |
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distinction |
A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies. |
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distort |
To twist into an unnatural or irregular form. |
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distrain |
To subject a person to distress. |
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distrainor |
One who subjects a person to distress. |
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distraught |
Bewildered. |
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distrust |
Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person. |
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disunion |
Separation of relations or interests. |
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diurnal |
Daily. |
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divagation |
Digression. |
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divergent |
Tending in different directions. |
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diverse |
Capable of various forms. |
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diversion |
Pastime. |
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diversity |
Dissimilitude. |
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divert |
To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established. |
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divertible |
Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established. |
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divest |
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment. |
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divination |
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden. |
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divinity |
The quality or character of being godlike. |
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divisible |
Capable of being separated into parts. |
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divisor |
That by which a number or quantity is divided. |
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divulge |
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret. |
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divulgence |
A divulging. |
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docile |
Easy to manage. |
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docket |
The registry of judgments of a court. |
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doe |
The female of the deer. |
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dogma |
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority. |
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dogmatic |
Making statements without argument or evidence. |
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dogmatize |
To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence. |
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doleful |
Melancholy. |
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dolesome |
Melancholy. |
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dolor |
Lamentation. |
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dolorous |
Expressing or causing sorrow or pain. |
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domain |
A sphere or field of action or interest. |
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domesticity |
Life in or fondness for one's home and family. |
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domicile |
The place where one lives. |
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dominance |
Ascendancy. |
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dominant |
Conspicuously prominent. |
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dominate |
To influence controllingly. |
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domination |
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority. |
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domineer |
To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance. |
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donate |
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause. |
