| Term | Definition |
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disparate |
different, incompatible, unequal |
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parity |
equality |
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disparity |
a difference, lack of similarity or equality |
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disseminate |
to spread the seeds of something, to scatter, to make widely known |
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dissipate |
to thin out, drift away, dissolve, to cause to dissolve, to squander |
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dissipated |
indulging in wild living |
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dissolution |
the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts |
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dissolute |
lacking moral restraint |
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distend |
to swell, to extend a great deal |
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distinguish |
to tell apart, to cause to stand out |
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docile |
easily taught, obedient, easy to handle |
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doctrinaire |
inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard for its practicality |
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dogmatic |
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas, stubbornly claiming that something is beyond dispute |
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dogma |
a belief |
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domestic |
having to do with the household and family, not foreign |