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n. Syn. standstill; stalemate
standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate


Spelling Word: deadlock
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n.
a group of ten, especially a period of ten years


Spelling Word: decade
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n. Syn. announcement; avowal; statement
announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement


Spelling Word: declaration
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v. Syn. decay
decay


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


Spelling Word: deflect
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v. Syn. consider; ponder
consider; think about carefully; weigh


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


Spelling Word: derelict
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v.
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay


Spelling Word: detain
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a.
in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition


Spelling Word: dilapidated
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v. Syn. waste; scatter
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse


Spelling Word: dissipate