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Emoji
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#2341
😠
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despicable
/dɪˈspɪkəbl/
adjective
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Deserving hatred and contempt; vile or shameful.
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His despicable actions shocked the entire community. |
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vile, contemptible, hateful, shameful, disgraceful
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admirable, noble, respectable
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despicable act, despicable behavior, truly despicable, absolutely despicable
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#2342
✂️
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detach
/dɪˈtætʃ/
verb
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detached
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detached
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detaches
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detaching
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to separate or remove something from something else
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She detached the page from the notebook. |
detach oneself |
to distance oneself emotionally or mentally
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separate, disconnect, remove, disengage, extract
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attach, join, connect
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detach from, detach unit, detach completely, detach carefully
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#2343
😐
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desultory
/ˈdɛsəlˌtɔːri/
adjective
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lacking a clear plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
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His desultory conversation bored the audience. |
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aimless, haphazard, random, unplanned, erratic
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systematic, methodical, organized
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desultory talk, desultory effort, desultory manner, desultory approach
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#2344
📜
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desuetude
/ˈdɛswɪˌtuːd/
noun
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a state of disuse or inactivity
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The old law has fallen into desuetude. |
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disuse, inactivity, neglect, abandonment, obscurity
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use, practice, activity
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fall into desuetude, long desuetude, in desuetude
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#2345
🤲
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destitute
/ˈdɛstɪˌtuːt/
adjective
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extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself
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The earthquake left many families destitute. |
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impoverished, needy, penniless, indigent, poor
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wealthy, rich, prosperous
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destitute families, left destitute, become destitute, utterly destitute
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#2346
🍰
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dessert
/dɪˈzɜːrt/
noun
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the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal
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We had ice cream for dessert after dinner. |
just deserts |
what one deserves, usually punishment
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sweet, pudding, confection, pastry, treat
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main course, appetizer
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chocolate dessert, delicious dessert, dessert menu, frozen dessert
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#2347
🗡️
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despotism
/ˈdɛspətɪzəm/
noun
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absolute power exercised in a cruel and oppressive way
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The people revolted against the era of despotism. |
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tyranny, dictatorship, autocracy, totalitarianism
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democracy, liberty, freedom
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era of despotism, oppose despotism, end despotism
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#2348
⚖️
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despotic
/dɛˈspɒtɪk/
adjective
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exercising power in a cruel, oppressive, or authoritarian way
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The king’s despotic rule left the people in misery. |
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tyrannical, dictatorial, authoritarian, oppressive
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democratic, fair, just
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despotic rule, despotic power, despotic government
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#2349
👑
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despot
/ˈdɛspɒt/
noun
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a ruler with absolute power, often ruling in a cruel or oppressive way
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The despot ruled the nation with fear and violence. |
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tyrant, dictator, autocrat, oppressor
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democrat, liberator, reformer
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cruel despot, absolute despot, despotic rule
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#2350
😔
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despondent
/dɪˈspɒndənt/
adjective
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feeling or showing deep hopelessness or discouragement
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She felt despondent after losing her job. |
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discouraged, dejected, gloomy, hopeless
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hopeful, optimistic, encouraged
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feel despondent, look despondent, become despondent
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#2351
😞
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despond
/dɪˈspɒnd/
verb
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desponded
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desponded
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desponds
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desponding
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to lose confidence or hope; to become dejected
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After repeated failures, he began to despond. |
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despair, lose heart, give up, weaken, falter
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hope, persevere, encourage
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begin to despond, not to despond, easily desponds
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#2352
🥷
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despoiler
/dɪˈspɔɪlər/
noun
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A person who robs, plunders, or violently takes things from others.
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The despoilers left the city in ruins. |
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plunderer, robber, looter, pillager
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protector, savior, guardian
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cruel despoiler, foreign despoiler, ruthless despoiler
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#2353
🪓
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despoil
/dɪˈspɔɪl/
verb
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despoiled
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despoiled
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despoils
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despoiling
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To steal or violently remove valuable possessions from a place.
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The invaders despoiled the village during the war. |
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plunder, pillage, loot, rob
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protect, preserve, save
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despoil the land, despoil the temple, despoil resources
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#2354
💪
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despite
/dɪˈspaɪt/
preposition
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Without being affected by; in spite of.
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He continued his work despite the difficulties. |
despite all odds |
Even though there were many challenges.
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in spite of, regardless of, notwithstanding
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because of, due to
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despite difficulties, despite opposition, despite criticism
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#2355
😡
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despise
/dɪˈspaɪz/
verb
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despised
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despised
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despises
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despising
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To feel contempt or a deep dislike for someone or something.
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She despises dishonesty in any form. |
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hate, loathe, detest, abhor
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love, admire, respect
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despise authority, despise hypocrisy, despise violence
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#2356
⛰️
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descent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
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the action of moving downward, falling, or dropping; ancestry or origin
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The climbers began their descent from the mountain peak. |
descent into chaos |
a situation deteriorating into disorder or confusion
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decline, drop, fall, ancestry, lineage
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ascent, rise, progress
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rapid descent, steep descent, descent into, descent from
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#2357
🙏
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desperate
/ˈdɛspərət/
adjective
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Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
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He was desperate to find a job before his savings ran out. |
desperate measures |
Extreme actions taken as a last resort in a difficult situation.
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hopeless, despairing, frantic, urgent, reckless
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hopeful, calm, confident
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desperate attempt, desperate need, desperate cry, desperate situation
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#2358
🤠
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desperado
/ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdoʊ/
noun
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A bold, reckless, or dangerous person, often a criminal.
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The sheriff was determined to capture the desperado who terrorized the town. |
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outlaw, bandit, villain, criminal
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lawman, gentleman
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wild desperado, capture desperado, desperado gang
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#2359
😞
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despair
/dɪˈspɛər/
noun
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The complete loss or absence of hope.
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She was in deep despair after losing her job. |
in despair |
To be completely hopeless or discouraged.
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hopelessness, misery, gloom, despondency
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hope, optimism, confidence
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fall into despair, cry in despair, deep despair
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#2360
🏜️
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desolate
/ˈdɛsələt/
adjective
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Empty, bleak, and without people; feeling very sad and lonely.
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The once lively town now stood desolate after the flood. |
desolate wasteland |
A barren, empty area without life or vegetation.
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bleak, deserted, empty, lonely, barren
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lively, populated, cheerful
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desolate land, desolate feeling, desolate place
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#2361
🛑
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desistance
/dɪˈsɪstəns/
noun
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The act of stopping or ceasing from some action or behavior.
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The court urged his desistance from further unlawful activities. |
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cessation, termination, discontinuance, restraint
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continuation, persistence
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desistance from crime, encourage desistance, support desistance
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#2362
✋
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desist
/dɪˈzɪst/
verb
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desisted
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desisted
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desists
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desisting
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to stop doing something, especially an action considered wrong or undesirable
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The judge ordered the company to desist from unfair practices. |
cease and desist |
a formal order to stop engaging in certain activities
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stop, cease, quit, discontinue
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continue, persist
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desist from action, desist immediately, cease and desist
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#2363
📝
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designate
/ˈdɛzɪɡneɪt/
verb
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designated
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designated
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designates
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designating
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to officially assign, appoint, or indicate something or someone
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The committee will designate a new chairperson next week. |
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appoint, assign, nominate, allocate, specify
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remove, dismiss
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designate a person, designate a role, designate as
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#2364
🎯
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desideratum
/dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪtəm/
noun
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something that is desired or considered necessary
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For many students, financial aid is a desideratum. |
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requirement, necessity, want, need
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luxury, dispensable
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essential desideratum, important desideratum
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#2365
🥥
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desiccated
/ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd/
adjective
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completely dried, having had all moisture removed
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The museum displayed desiccated specimens of plants. |
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dried, dehydrated, parched, shriveled
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moist, hydrated, fresh
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desiccated coconut, desiccated remains, desiccated plants
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#2366
🌵
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desiccate
/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/
verb
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desiccated
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desiccated
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desiccates
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desiccating
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to dry up completely or remove the moisture from something
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The hot sun can quickly desiccate plants in the desert. |
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dry, dehydrate, parch, drain, evaporate
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moisten, wet, hydrate
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desiccate food, desiccate plants, desiccated remains
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#2367
💨
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desiccant
/ˈdɛsɪkənt/
noun
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a substance that absorbs moisture and keeps things dry
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Silica gel packets are commonly used as a desiccant in packaging. |
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drying agent, absorbent, dehydrator, moisture absorber
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humidifier, moisturizer
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use a desiccant, silica desiccant, desiccant packet
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#2368
⚖️
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deserts
/dɪˈzɜːrts/ (noun: reward or punishment deserved)
noun
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what someone deserves, especially punishment or reward
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He finally got his just deserts for cheating in the exam. |
just deserts |
the appropriate reward or punishment that someone deserves
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recompense, reward, punishment, retribution
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mercy, pardon
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just deserts, receive deserts, get deserts
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#2369
🛑
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desecrate
/ˈdɛsɪkreɪt/
verb
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desecrated
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desecrated
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desecrates
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desecrating
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to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect or violation
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The vandals desecrated the ancient temple walls with graffiti. |
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violate, defile, profane, dishonor, vandalize
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honor, sanctify, respect
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desecrate a temple, desecrate a monument, desecrate sacred ground
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#2370
🔭
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descry
/dɪˈskraɪ/
verb
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descried
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descried
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descries
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descrying
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to catch sight of something, especially something distant or obscure
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From the hilltop, they descried a small village in the distance. |
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detect, notice, perceive, glimpse, observe
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overlook, miss
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descry in the distance, hard to descry, descry faintly
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