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n. Syn. transaction
part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement


Spelling Word: deal
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v.
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty


Spelling Word: decipher
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v. Syn. dry; desiccate
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids


Spelling Word: dehydrate
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v. Syn. prescribe; determine
prescribe; rule as a dictator


Spelling Word: dictate
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a. Syn. perceptive; shrewd; wise
exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand


Spelling Word: discerning
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n.
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of


Spelling Word: disgust
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a.
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else


Spelling Word: disproportionate
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v. Syn. upset; interrupt
upset; throw into confusion or disorder


Spelling Word: disrupt
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n. Syn. thesis; discourse
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university


Spelling Word: dissertation
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v. Syn. upset; bother
upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange


Spelling Word: disturb