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n. Syn. scarcity
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops


Spelling Word: dearth
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v.
set apart for a deity or for special purposes; devote; consecrate


Spelling Word: dedicate
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v. Syn. pollute
pollute; make dirty or spotty


Spelling Word: defile
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a. Syn. neat; skillful
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance


Spelling Word: deft
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n. Syn. flood; rush
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water


Spelling Word: deluge
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v. Syn. reduce; exhaust
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out


Spelling Word: deplete
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v. Syn. regret
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret


Spelling Word: deplore
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v.
deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish


Spelling Word: disable
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v.
throw into disorder; break the array of.


Spelling Word: disarray
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v.
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish


Spelling Word: dissolve