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n. 下坡 downward slope, as of a hill


Spelling Word: declivity
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a. 使人愉快的 delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste


Spelling Word: delectable
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n. 大洪水 great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water


Spelling Word: deluge
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n. 煽动政治家 a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people


Spelling Word: demagogue
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n. 居民,常客 an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor


Spelling Word: denizen
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v. 弄干 dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture


Spelling Word: desiccate
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v. 使恶化,质量下降 become worse; decline


Spelling Word: deteriorate
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v. 漫射的,散开的,罗嗦的,冗长的 spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely


Spelling Word: diffuse
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n. 冲突的,不和谐的 conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things


Spelling Word: discord
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a. 肮脏,不整洁 marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder


Spelling Word: disheveled