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despoil |
v. deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils If you do not yield, I am afraid the enemy will despoil the countryside. |
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despot |
n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop How could a benevolent king turn overnight into a despot? |
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detraction |
n. slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation He is offended by your today's detraction of his ability as a leader. |
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devotee |
n. enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice A devotee of the opera, he bought season tickets every year. |
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dictatorial |
a. pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute He is imperious and dictatorial; never try to persuade him. |
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disband |
v. loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter They decided to disband half the army when the war came to an end. |
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discomposure |
n. state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement Perpetually poised, Agent 007 never exhibited a moment's discomposure. |
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disconcert |
v. confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass The evidence produced by her adversary does disconcert the lawyer. |
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disconsolate |
a. sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting The death of his wife left him disconsolate. |
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discursive |
a. tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects As the lecturer wandered from topic to topic, we wondered what, if any, point there was to his discursive remarks. |
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disembark |
v. go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft Before the passengers could disembark, they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser. |
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disfigure |
v. change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform The ugly frown liked to disfigure his normally pleasant face. |
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disgorge |
v. bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents Unwilling to disgorge the cash he had stolen from the pension fund, the embezzler tried to run away. |
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disgruntle |
v. cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert The numerous delays disgruntle the passengers. |