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13 PrimaryField=1 SecondaryField=2 GroupField=3 TagField=4 [DATA] word definition part of speech high-frequency deciduous falling off as of leaves adjective decimate kill, usually one out of ten verb decipher interpret secret code verb declivity downward slope noun dcollet having a low-necked dress adjective decomposition decay noun decorous proper adjective decoy lure or bail noun decrepit worn out of age adjective decrepitude state of collapse caused by illness or old age noun decry disparage verb deducible derived by reasoning adjective defame harm someone's reputation; malign verb default failure to do noun defeatist attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outco me adjective defection desertion noun deference courteous regard for another's wish noun * defile pollute; profane verb definitive final; compete adjective deflect turn aside verb defoliate destroy leaves verb defray pay costs for verb deft neat; skillful adjective defunct dead; no longer in use or existence adjective degenerate become worse; deteriorate verb degraded lowered in rank; debased adjective deify turn into god; idolize verb deign condescend verb delectable delightful; delicious adjective delete erase; strike out verb deleterious harmful adjective deliberate consider; ponder verb deleterious harmful adjective delineate portray noun * delirium mental disorder marked by confusion noun delude deceive verb delude flood; rush noun delusion false belief; hallucination noun delusive deceptive; raising vain hopes adjective delve dig; investigate verb demagogue person who appeals to people's prejudice noun demean degrade; humiliate verb demeanor behavior; bearing noun demented insane adjective demise death noun demolition destruction noun demoniac fiendish adjective demotic pertaining to the people adjective demur delay; object verb demure grave; serious; coy adjective

denigrate blacken verb denizen inhabitant of noun denotation meaning; distinguishing by name noun denouement outcome; final development of the plot of a play noun denounce condemn; criticize verb * depict portray verb deplete reduce; exhaust verb deplore regret; disapprove of verb * deploy move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth verb depose dethrone; remove from office verb deposition testimony under oath noun depravity corruption; wickedness noun * depreciate express disapproval of; protest against; belittle verb * depreciate lessen in value verb depredation plundering noun deranged insane adjective derelict abandoned; adjective deride scoff at verb * derision ridicule noun derivative unoriginal; derived from another source adjective dermatologist one who studies the skin and its diseases noun