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n.
collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval


Spelling Word: database
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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. sect
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect


Spelling Word: denomination
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n.
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting


Spelling Word: depletion
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a. Syn. abandoned; negligent
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty


Spelling Word: derelict
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a. Syn. unpopulated; deserted
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants


Spelling Word: desolate
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n. Syn. goal; end
ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed


Spelling Word: destination
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v. Syn. abhor; loathe
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards


Spelling Word: detest
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n. Syn. harm; damage; injury
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss


Spelling Word: detriment
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n.
one who is in charge to deal with others, like an ambassador, who is appointed to represent a government in relations with other governments


Spelling Word: diplomat