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v.
overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy


Spelling Word: dazzle
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n. Syn. scarcity
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops


Spelling Word: dearth
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v. Syn. lessen; reduce; abate
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller


Spelling Word: decrease
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n.
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court


Spelling Word: decree
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n. Syn. representative; deputy; agent
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy


Spelling Word: delegate
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v.
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood


Spelling Word: descend
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a. Syn. worthwhile
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable


Spelling Word: desirable
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v.
decree or designate beforehand; fate


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


Spelling Word: dictate
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v. Syn. expand; enlarge; widen
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen


Spelling Word: dilate