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


Spelling Word: dearth
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v. Syn. adorn; embellish
(تزيين) adorn; embellish


Spelling Word: decorate
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v. Syn. protect; shield; guard
(الدفاع) make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm


Spelling Word: defend
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v. Syn. show; confirm; prove; manifest
(يتظاهرون) show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove


Spelling Word: demonstrate
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v.
(تحرم) deny; take away


Spelling Word: deprive
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a. Syn. unpopulated; deserted
(مهجورة) unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants


Spelling Word: desolate
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a. Syn. hopeless; dangerous
(المسمى يائسة) having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense


Spelling Word: desperate
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v.
(تختلف) be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished


Spelling Word: differ
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v.
(استطرادا) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking


Spelling Word: digress
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n.
(تخفيف) process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock


Spelling Word: dilution