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decipher  Speak Example sentences
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
deduct  Speak Example sentences
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refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
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set apart for a deity or for special purposes; devote; consecrate
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
deem  Speak Example sentences
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
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expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
delegate  Speak Example sentences
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person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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decree or designate beforehand; fate
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change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state
delinquency  Speak Example sentences
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delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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decree or designate beforehand; fate
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failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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set apart for a deity or for special purposes; devote; consecrate
deluge  Speak Example sentences
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change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state
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feel; discover the presence of; identify
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great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
derive  Speak Example sentences
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
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cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
descend  Speak Example sentences
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emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
discord  Speak Example sentences
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course
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refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
discrepancy  Speak Example sentences
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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lack of consistency; difference
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hard monotonous routine work