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| DECORATED | | style n. Archit. Highly ornamented late english gothic style (14th c.). | |
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| DECORATOR | | n. Person who decorates for a living. | |
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| DEDUCTION | | n. - a deducting. B amount deducted.
- a inferring of particular instances from a general law or principle. B conclusion deduced. [latin: related to *deduce] | |
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| DEDUCTIVE | | adj. Of or reasoning by deduction. deductively adv. [medieval latin: related to *deduce] | |
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| DEFALCATE | | v. (-ting) formal misappropriate, esp. Money. defalcator n. [latin defalcare lop, from falx sickle] | |
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| DEFEATISM | | n. Excessive readiness to accept defeat. defeatist n. & adj. | |
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| DEFECTIVE | | adj. Having defect(s); imperfect. defectiveness n. [latin: related to *defect] | |
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| DEFENDANT | | n. Person etc. Sued or accused in a lawcourt. [french: related to *defend] | |
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| DEFENSIVE | | adj. - done or intended for defence.
- over-reacting to criticism. on the defensive 1 expecting criticism.
- mil ready to defend. defensively adv. Defensiveness n. [medieval latin: related to *defend] | |
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| DEFERENCE | | n. - courteous regard, respect.
- compliance with another's wishes. in deference to out of respect for. | |
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