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| dam | 
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| n.  barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course | 
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| dash | 
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| v.  throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly | 
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| dazzle | 
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| v.  overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy | 
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| deadlock | 
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| n. Syn. standstill; stalemate standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate | 
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| dearth | 
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| n. Syn. scarcity scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops | 
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| decay | 
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| v. Syn. decompose; rot decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence | 
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| declaration | 
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| n. Syn. announcement; avowal; statement announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement |