One Word substitution-Starting with 'D'
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Sentence
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One Word
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D
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1.
A member of an armed gang of robbers
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Dacoit
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2.
(i)Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted;
(ii)Something considered choice to eat; (iii)Delicately beautiful |
Dainty (or Squeamish or Prissy-----(i);
Delicacy or Goody----(ii); Exquisite---(iii)) |
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(i)A man who is much concerned with his dress and
appearance;
(ii)Something adjudged as very good |
Dandy (or Gallant or
Sheik or Beau or Beaux---(i);
Nifty or Peachy----(ii)) |
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4.
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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Dauntless (or Intrepid)
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5.
(i)To cause someone to lose clear vision,
especially from intense light;
(ii)Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill |
Dazzle (or Bedazzle)
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6.
A language that is no longer spoken
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Dead-language
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7.
A mail that can neither be delivered or returned
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Dead-letter
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8.
A sudden, violent collapse or embarrassing failure
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Debacle (or Fiasco)
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9.
The state of being weak in health or body
(especially from old age)
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Debility (or
Valetudinarianism)
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10. To report of a
mission or task
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Debrief
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11. A person who owes
a creditor
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Debtor or Debitor
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12. The event of
dying or departure from life
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Decease (or Croak or Expire or Perish)
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13. A misleading
falsehood
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Deceit (or Deception or
Cozenage)
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14. The spread of
power away from the center to local branches or governments
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Decentralisation
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15. To discover the
meaning of anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand
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Decipher (or Decrypt)
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16. Firmly fixed or
held (ideas or principles)
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Deep-seated (or Ingrained)
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17. Courteous regard
for people's feelings;
A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others |
Deference(or
Complaisance or Compliance)
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18. Having ceased to
exist or live or no longer in use
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Defunct
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19. A person
appointed or elected to represent others;
To transfer power to someone; To allocate a task to a person |
Delegate
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20. A group of
representatives or delegates of a deputation
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Delegation
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21. Something
considered choice to eat;
The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance |
Delicacy
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22. Set, mark or draw
the boundaries of something
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Delimitate (or Demarcate)
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23. To represent
accurately and precisely;
To describe in vivid detail |
Delineate
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24. (i) Failing in
what duty requires
(ii) Past due not paid at the scheduled time |
Delinquent(or Remiss or Derelict-----(i);
Overdue-----(ii)) |
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25. State of violent mental
agitation
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Delirium(or Frenzy or
Hysteria)
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26. To reduce in
worth or character, usually verbally
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Demean
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27. The way a person
behaves toward other people
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Demeanour(or Deportment
or Conduct)
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28. Government by the
representatives of the people
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Democracy
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29. The branch of
sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
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Demography
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30. An abusive attack
on a person's character or good name
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Denigration(or Aspersion or Defamation or Deprecation or Calumny or
Slander)
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31. A person or an
animal or a plant that lives, grows or is often found in a particular place
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Denizen
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32. Assign a name or
title to
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Denominate
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33. A group of
religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith;
A class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers, measures, weights or money |
Denomination
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34. (i)Give away
information about somebody;
(ii)Accuse or condemn openly or formally |
Denounce (or Snitch or Stag-----(i); Stigmatize----(ii))
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35. To express
earnest disapproval of
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Deplore (or Denigrate or
Deprecate)
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36. Of very poor
quality or condition
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Deplorable (or Execrable or Lamentable)
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37. Place troops or
weapons in battle formation;
To distribute systematically or strategically |
Deploy
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38. A person who
gives written testimony for use in a court of law
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Deponent
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39. To remove from
office or throne
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Depose
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40. A pretrial
interrogation of a witness
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Deposition
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41. A prayer to avert
or remove some evil or disaster
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Deprecation
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42. (i)A person
without a home, job, or property;
(ii)A ship abandoned on the high seas; (iii)Something worn and broken down by hard use |
Derelict (or Decrepit or Flea-bitten or Ramshackle-----(iii))
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43. Treat or speak of
with contempt
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Deride (or Bemock)
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44. The medical study
of the skin and its diseases
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Dermatology
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45. Something expressive
of low opinion (like a remark)
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Derogatory (or
Disparaging)
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46. To disregard the
sacred character of a place or language or person
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Desecrate (or Profane or Blasphemy)
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47. Regardless of, in
defiance of
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Despite
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48. (i)Poor enough to
need help from others;
(ii)Completely wanting or lacking (like experience) |
Destitute (or Impoverished or Indigent or Pauper or Necessitous-----(i);
Devoid----(ii)) |
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49. Marked by lack of
definite plan, regularity or purpose, jumping from one thing to another
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Desultory(or Ambivalent)
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50. To feel antipathy
or aversion towards
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Detest
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51. A damage or loss
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Detriment
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52. Deeply religious;
Sincerely intended and with strong feeling (for someone or something) |
Devout
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53. Extremely evil or
cruel
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Diabolic
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54. The usage or
vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people or region
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Dialect (or Idiom)
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55. Thunderous verbal
attack
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Diatribe (or
Fulmination)
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56. A classification
into two opposed parts or subclasses
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Dichotomy (or Duality)
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57. A
form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator, and not
restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.
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Dictatorship
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58. A
reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information
about them
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Dictionary (or Lexicon)
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59. Something that is
excessively instructive
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Didactic
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60. Lack of
self-confidence
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Diffidence
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61. Individuals who
are well versed in computer use and technology
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Digerati
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62. Bring into a
condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
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Dilapidate (or Crumble)
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63. Characterized by
care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
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Diligent
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64. An amateur who
engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have
knowledge
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Dilettante (or Sciolist)
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65. The act of
decreasing or reducing something
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Diminution (or Decline)
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66. A small
inflatable rubber boat or life raft
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Dinghy
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67. An official
engaged in international negotiations
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Diplomat
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68. An alphabetical
list of names and addresses
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Directory
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69. A song sung at a
burial
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Dirge(or Coronach or
Requiem or Threnode or Threnody)
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70. To perceive by
the sight or some other sense or by the intellect
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Discern
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71. The
mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations;
The trait of judging wisely and objectively |
Discernment (or
Sagacity)
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72. Marked by
prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint;
Heedful of potential consequences |
Discreet (or Circumspect or Discerning)
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73. The power of
making free choices unconstrained by external agencies;
The trait of judging wisely and objectively |
Discretion
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74. Lack of respect
accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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Disdain (or Despite or Despise)
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75. Deprive of
voting rights
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Disenfranchise or
Disfranchise
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76. Express a negative
opinion of
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Disparage
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77. Cause to separate
and go in different directions
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Disperse
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78. The opening of a
subject to widespread discussion and debate
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Dissemination (or Airing)
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79. Talk
at length and formally about a topic
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Dissertate (or Discourse)
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80. A treatise
advancing a new point of view resulting from research (usually a
requirement for an advanced academic degree)
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Dissertation (or Thesis)
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81. Hide feelings
from other people
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Dissimulate
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82. The act of
deceiving
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Dissimulation
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83. To repeat an
action or statement
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Ditto
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84. Lose clarity or
turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of
argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
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Divagate (or Digress or Wander or Astray)
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85. The trait of
being agreeably submissive and manageable, and easily persuaded
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Docility (or Meekness or
Tractability)
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86. A stubborn person
of arbitrary or arrogant opinions, without regard for practicality or
suitability
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Doctrinaire (or Dogmatist)
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87. To be stubbornly
unyielding
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Dogged (or Dour or
Tenacious)
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88. A religious doctrine
or code of beliefs that is proclaimed as authoritative or as true without
proof
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Dogma(or Tenet)
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89. A share of money,
food or clothing that has been charitably given
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Dole
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90. A person living
permanently in a certain place
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Domicile
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91. Harshly
uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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Dour (or Morose or
Sullen)
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92. A widow holding
property received from her deceased husband
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Dowager
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93. Lacking in
smartness or taste;
Primly out of date |
Dowdy (or Frumpy)
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94. An artist skilled
at drawing;
A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines |
Draftsman
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95. A dealer in
fabrics and sewing materials or clothing
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Draper
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96. A passion for
wandering, traveling, running
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Dromomania
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97. Someone who
drives a herd
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Drover (or Herdsman or
Herder)
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98. Hard monotonous
routine work
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Drudgery (or Donkeywork or Plodding)
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99. (i)Capable of
being shaped, bent or drawn out
(ii) Easily influenced or Able to adjust readily to different conditions |
Ductile (or Malleable or
Pliable or Pliant or Tractile(only (i))
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