"De" Words

Sharan P. (United States of America)
These are words which begin with the prefix "de-". The prefix "de-" comes from the Latin preposition "de" which means essentially "down from" or "aside".
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  1. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  2. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  3. deception
    a misleading falsehood
  4. deciduous
    shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
  5. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  6. defect
    a failing or deficiency
  7. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  8. deviation
    a variation from the standard or norm
  9. depose
    force to leave an office
  10. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  11. defer
    hold back to a later time
  12. delusion
    an erroneous belief held in the face of contrary evidence
Created on Tue Jul 02 20:12:54 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Nov 24 15:03:08 EST 2013)

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