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n. knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges


Spelling Word: dagger
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v. convert from code into plain text;


Spelling Word: decode
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a. final; complete; precisely defined or explicit


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n. humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level


Spelling Word: degradation
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v. consider; think about carefully; weigh


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a. insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill


Spelling Word: demented
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n. poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away


Spelling Word: deprivation
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n. a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course


Spelling Word: detour
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v. ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate


Spelling Word: devastate
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n. a kind of dagger or poniard


Spelling Word: dirk