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08/05/2005

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desultory
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w/o a plan or purpose; disconnected; random aimless; disconnected; rambling; haphazard "Your speech was so desultory, I could not follow the logic in what you said," she complained
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dialectical
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relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the diddle of opposing extremes
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dictum
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an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb
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didactic
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intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
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diffident
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timid; lacking in self-confidence
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digress
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to stray from the main subject
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dillettante
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someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler
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discern
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to have insigt; to see things clearly; to discriminate; to differentiate
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discreet
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prudent; judiciously reserved
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discrete
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unconnected; separate; distinct
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discriminate
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to notice or point out the difference b/t 2 or more things; to discern; to differentiate
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disdain
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arrogant scorn; contempt
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disinterested
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not taking sides; unbiased
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disparage
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to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way "Dis porridge is too hot," Goldilocks disparaged.
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disparate
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different; incompatible; unequal
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disseminate
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to spreadt he seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
to dispense objects, such as seeds, newspapers; to distribute While making his stock boy walk the plank, the captain explained, "Dis seaman ate all of the supplies that he was supposed to disseminate."
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dissipate
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to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to cause to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to waste or squander
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dissolution
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the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration
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distend
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to swell; to extend a great deal
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distinguish
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to tell apart; to cause to stand out
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