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VOCABULARY. 72 De-cliv-i-ty, a descent.

De-col-la-tion, act of beheading.

De-cu'-ba-tion, act of lying down.

De-cum-ben-cy, lying down.

De-cur-ta-tion, act of cutting short.

Ded-o-lent, wily, without compunction.

De-fat-i-gate, to tire.

De-fat-i-ga-tion, fatigue.

De-fec-tu-os'-i-ty, defectiveness.

Def'-e-ca-tion, act of cleansing.

De-fen’-sa-tive, a guard or defense.

Deft, neat.

De-funct', dead.

De-gar-nish'-ment, wanting furniture.

Deip-nos'-o-phist, one who talks learnedly about meals.

De-late', to accuse.

De-la'-tion, accusation.

De-la'-tor, accuser.

De-lapse, to fall into.

De-le'-tion, the act of blotting out.

De-lec'-ta-ble, delightful.

De-lec-ta’-tion, delight.

De-lin'-i-ment,mitigation.

De-lin-e-a-tion, description.

De-lin-e-a-ture, description.

De-li-qui'-um, fainting or swooning.

De-lit-i-gate, to dispute.

De-liv'-er-ness, speed, or fleetness.

De-mar-ca'-tion, act of marking out.

Dem-i-gra'-tion, the act of moving.

Dem-i-rep, a woman of suspicious chastity.

De-mon-oc'-ra-cy, the dominion of evil spirits.

De-moc'-ra-ty, democracy.

Den'-e-gate, to deny.

De-ob'-stru-ent, a medicine removing obstructions.