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Diffident |
lacking self-confidence; demure, self-effacing, timid, coy |
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Dilate |
to make larger, expand; amplify, expatiate |
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Dilatory |
intended to delay; flagging, laggard |
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Dilettante |
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic; dabbler |
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Dirge |
a funeral hymn or mournful speech; elegy, lament |
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Disabuse |
set right, free from error; correct, undeceive |
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Discern |
to perceive or recognize; differentiate, descry, espy, detect |
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Disparate |
fundamentally different; entirely unlike; diverse, dissimilar, variant, divergent |
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Dissemble |
to present a false appearance, to disguise one's real intentions or character |
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Dissonance |
a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds; dissension, discord, dissidence |
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Dogma |
a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief; creed, doctrines, tenet |
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Dogmatic |
dictatorial in one's opinions; magisterial, peremptory, imperious |
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Dupe |
to deceive or a person who is easily deceived; beguile, cozen, delude, hoodwink |
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Eclectic |
selecting from or make up from a variety of sources; catholic, broad |
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Efficacy |
effectiveness; productiveness, dynamism, vigor, proficiency |
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Elegy |
a sorrowful poem or speech; dirge, lament |
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Eloquent |
persuasive and moving, especially in speech; articulate, fluent, expressive |
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Embellish |
to add ornamental or fictitious details; adorn, bedeck, enhance |
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Emulate |
to copy; to try to equal or excel; ape, imitate, simulate |
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Enervate |
to reduce in strength; debilitate, enfeeble, sap, weaken; Unnerve - to deprive of strength or courage |
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