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v. moisten; lessen in force or effect


Spelling Word: dampen
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v. throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly


Spelling Word: dash
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v. mark the time of; assign a [___] to


Spelling Word: date
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v. overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy


Spelling Word: dazzle
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n. discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points


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n. change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state


Spelling Word: decline
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n. a dish served as the last course of a meal


Spelling Word: dessert
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n. length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference


Spelling Word: diameter
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v. be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished


Spelling Word: differ
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ad. vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly


Spelling Word: dimly