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defunct
no longer working
demagogue
a political leader who appeals to the prejudices of the common people
demur
show reluctance; raise objections
denigrate
disparage (little worth)
despot
tyrant
diaphanous
light and translucent
dirge
song of lament for the dead
discomfit
make someone uncomfortable
disparate
different from one another
disrepute
state of disgrace
duplicity
deceitfulness
duress
intimidation or coercion to force someone to preform an act
eclectic
wide-ranging
edict
an official order
ebullient
cheerful and lively
effluvia
unpleasant odor
egregious
outstandingly bad
elegy
a poem of reflection, typically a lament for the dead
elicit
evoke or draw out
eloquent
well-spoken
elude
escape one’s grasp
emollient
soothing
empirical
based on (as evidence)
emulate
imitate
enervate
weaken; drain of energy
engender
bring about
ephemeral
short-lived
equanimity
mental calmness
equivocal
ambigious
evanescent
fading quickly from sight
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