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n.
barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course


Spelling Word: dam
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a. Syn. weak
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use


Spelling Word: decrepit
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v.
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something


Spelling Word: deflect
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v.
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand


Spelling Word: defy
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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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n.
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them


Spelling Word: democracy
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v. Syn. reduce; exhaust
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out


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


Spelling Word: dilate