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a. falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth


Spelling Word: deciduous
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v. authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another


Spelling Word: delegate
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n. act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying


Spelling Word: demolition
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n. ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward


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


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a. destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction


Spelling Word: devastating
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n. one who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight


Spelling Word: dieter
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n. a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing


Spelling Word: disapproval
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n. an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding


Spelling Word: disconnect
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n. lack of respect for; disrespectful mental attitude


Spelling Word: disrespect