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n. a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt


Spelling Word: debtor
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a. the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome


Spelling Word: defeatist
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a. delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste


Spelling Word: delectable
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n. a mental disorder marked by confusion


Spelling Word: delirium
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n. great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water


Spelling Word: deluge
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a. left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty


Spelling Word: derelict
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a. unoriginal; derived from another source


Spelling Word: derivative
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n. act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery


Spelling Word: detection
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v. go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft


Spelling Word: disembark
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v. remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied


Spelling Word: dislodge