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declination.noun
a sloping or bending downward; a falling off,
especially from prosperity or vigor; a decline; a deviation, as from a
specific direction or standard
declinational.adjective
declivity.noun,.plural.declivities
a downward slope, as of a hill
decline, declined,
declining,
declines.verbs
intransitive
verb senses.to express polite
refusal; to slope downward; descend (a steep incline only a 4 wheel drive
could handle safely); to bend downward; droop; to deteriorate
gradually; fail; to sink, as the setting sun; to draw to a gradual close;
wane
transitive
verb senses.to refuse politely.(I
declined the offer); to cause to slope
or bend downward
decline.noun
the process or result of declining; a downward
movement; the period when something approaches an end; a downward slope;
a declivity
declinable.adjective
decliner.noun
Grammar.-.to
inflect.(a
noun, a pronoun, or an adjective)
for number and case
dispensation.noun
the divine ordering of worldly affairs; the method
or scheme according to which God carries out his purposes towards men is
called a dispensation with a usually reckoned three dispensations, the
Patriarchal, the Mosaic or Jewish, and the Christian (for more, see 'Covenant'
in a Bible Dictionary)
dispensational.adjective
desecrate,
desecrated,
desecrating,
desecrates.transitive
verbs
to violate the sacredness of; profane
desecrater or desecrator,
desecration.noun
derange,
deranged,
deranging,
deranges.transitive
verbs
to disturb the order or arrangement of; to upset
the normal condition or functioning of; to disturb mentally; make insane
derangement.noun
dilated.adjective
having been widened; expanded; distended
dilatedness.noun
dilate,
dilated,
dilating,
dilates.verbs
transitive verb senses.to
make wider or larger; cause to expand
intransitive verb senses.to
become wider or larger; expand; to speak or write at great length on a
subject;
expatiate; to enlarge
dilatability.noun
dilatable,
dilative.adjectives
dilatably.adverb
disparate.adjective
fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely
dissimilar
disparately.adverb
disparateness.noun
discourse.noun
verbal expression in speech or writing; verbal
exchange; conversation
discourse.verb
intransitive verb senses.discoursed,
discoursing,
discourses
to speak or write formally and at length; to engage
in conversation or discussion; converse
discourser.noun
dictator.noun
an absolute ruler; an autocrat;
a despot; one who dictates (these
initials are those of the dictator of the letter)
dictatorship.noun
a state or government under dictatorial rule;
the office or tenure of a dictator;
absolute control or power
dictatorial.adjective
tending to dictate; domineering;
of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic
dictatorially.adverb
dictatorialness.noun
dictate,
dictated,
dictating,
dictates.verbs
transitive verb senses.impose
(dictated the rules of the game); to control or command; to prescribe with
authority; to say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another (dictate
a letter);
intransitive verb senses.to
say or read aloud material to be recorded or written by another (dictated
for an hour before leaving for the day); to issue orders or commands
dictate.noun
a directive; a command; a guiding principle (followed
the dictates of my conscience)
definite.adjective
explicitly.precise
(a definite statement of the terms of the will); certain (a definite living
truth); clearly defined; having
distinct
limits (definite character qualities explained early in life pay lifetime
benefits for children);
indisputable
definitely.adverb
definiteness.noun
devour, devoured,
devouring,
devours.transitive
verbs
to eat up greedily; to destroy, consume, or waste
(flames devoured the structure in minutes); to take in eagerly.(devour
a novel); to prey upon voraciously.(was
devoured by his ego)
devourer.noun
devouringly.adverb
dealt.verb.past
tense.and.past
participle.of deal
deal, dealt,
dealing,
deals.verbs
transitive verb use.to
give out as a share or portion;
apportion;
to distribute among several
recipients
deal.noun
the act or a round of apportioning
or distributing
dole.noun
distribution
dole, doled,
doling,
doles.transitive
verbs
to dispense;
to give out in small portions; distribute sparingly
desire, desired,
desiring,
desires.transitive
verbs
to wish or long for; want; to express a wish for;
request
desire.noun
a wish or longing; a request or petition;
the object of longing (my greatest desire is to go back home)
desirer.noun
desirous.adjective
having or expressing desire;
desiring (both sides were desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem)
desirously.adverb
desirousness.noun
discourteous.adjective
exhibiting no courtesy;
rude
discourteously.adverb
discourteousness.noun
discourtesy.noun,.plural.discourtesies
lack of courtesy; rudeness;
a rude act or statement
disenchant, disenchanted,
disenchanting,
disenchants.transitive
verbs
to free from illusion
or false belief; undeceive
disenchanter, disenchantment.nouns
disenchantingly.adverb
disillusion, disillusioned,
disillusioning,
disillusions.transitive
verbs
to free or deprive
of illusion
disillusion.noun
the act of disenchanting;
the condition or fact of being disenchanted
disillusionment.noun
disillusive.adjective
dismay, dismayed,
dismaying,
dismays.transitive
verbs
to destroy the courage
or resolution of by exciting
dread
or apprehension; to cause
to lose enthusiasm;
disillusion.(was
dismayed to learn government was enabling tax benefits not allowed for
others); to upset or alarm; appalled,
daunted,
dismay.noun
a sudden or complete loss of courage in the face
of trouble or danger
dismayingly.adverb
dilapidated.adjective
having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration,
as through neglect; broken down
and shabby
dilapidate, dilapidated,
dilapidating,
dilapidates.transitive.and
intransitive verbs.
to bring or fall into a state of partial
ruin, decay, or disrepair
dilapidation.noun
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