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Disgavel
- - To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant; -- said of lands.
Disgorge
- verb -
- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
Disgrace
- noun - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
- bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
- Public shame
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Disguise
- noun - an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
- any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
- make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
- the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"
Disgusts
- noun - "LOATHING"
- cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
- fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
- strong feelings of dislike
Dodgiest
- adjective - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
- of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- Operating on the edge of illegality. Similar to "shady" in this context.
Dodgings
- noun - a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
- deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"