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Noun: tuxedo Pronunciation: (tuk’see-dow) Tuxedo meaning: Semi formal evening dress for men Synonyms: tux, black tie, formal-wear Quotations: Mike Archer – It’s important scientists take a stand on this because intelligent design is nothing more than …

Noun: fiasco Pronunciation: (fee’as-kow) Fiasco meaning: A disastrous or embarrassing failure. Synonyms: debacle, collapse Quotations:  Edwina Pendarvis – I’ve really enjoyed it. I especially like working with the students and professors. But, what was most stressful was …

Verb: disembark Pronunciation: (dis-im’baa(r)k) Disembark meaning: To go ashore from a ship or to leave an aircraft or other vehicle. Synonyms: debark,set down,step off,get off,pile out Quotations: John Markley – We’re working toward figuring out …

Verb: discommode Pronunciation: (dis-ku’mowd) Discommode meaning: To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. Synonyms: bother,inconvenience,trouble,disoblige,put out   Quotations: Frank Delaney – Guns discommode me. Their facility alarms me. Point and kill. Ruin someone’s life. Remove at a …

Noun: dauber Pronunciation: (do-bu(r)) Dauber meaning: An unskilled painter Synonyms: painter Quotations: Louisa May Alcott  – Talent isn’t genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I …

Noun: dichromacy Pronunciation: (dI’krow,mecy) Dichromacy meaning: A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed …

Noun: drudgery Pronunciation: (dru-ju-ree) Drudgery meaning: Hard monotonous routine work. Synonyms: donkey work, grind, plodding   Quotations:  Russell H. Ewing – A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A …

Adjective: dubious Pronunciation: (d(y)oo-bee-us) Dubious meaning: Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. Open to doubt or suspicion. Not convinced. Synonyms: doubtful,questionable,dubitable Quotations: Hannah Arendt – The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, …

Adjective: duplex Pronunciation: (‘d(y)oo,pleks) Duplex meaning: (telecommunication) allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously. (used technically of a device or process) having two parts. Synonyms: multiple, bidirectional Noun: duplex Meaning: An apartment having rooms on two …

Noun: domicile Pronunciation: (‘do-mi,sI(-u)l) Domicile meaning:  the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where,whenever you are absent,you intend to return. House that someone is living in. Synonyms: legal residence,abode,dwelling,habitation,home …