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dishonesty, deception The salesman disappeared before his customers learned of his deceit.

mislead, delude, trick A liar often will try to deceive you.

exercise in speech giving; attack or protest; long speech, harangue The candidate made a declamation against the new tax law.

inadequate, failing, lacking Failing to study will make you deficient in your readiness for the test.

to remove water from; dry out, parch People who compete in marathons must be careful not to become dehydrated.

sadden, depressed, discouraged, disheartened He was too ambitious to become dejected by a temporary setback.

to deceive, mislead, dupe, hoax After 3 hours of pouring rain, we stopped deluding ourselves that the game might still be played.

n. flood, large overflowing of water; too much of anything; overflow, inundation Mrs. Kennedy received a deluge of condolence messages after her husband was assassinated. V. to overflow, to inundate, to flood. The actor was deluged with fan mail.

to reduce to a lower grade of class; downgrade The army will demote any soldier who disobeys orders.

to regard as deeply regrettable and haterful; regret, lament, bewail "I simply deplore your table manners,' she told him as he stuck his head into the bowl to lick the last of the oatmeal.