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diligence steadiness of effort; persistent hard work dilute make less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president diminution lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish din continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition dinghy small boat dingy dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain dint means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work diorama life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background dire warning of disaster; disastrous; very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food dirge funeral song; slow mournful piece of music disabuse correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief disaffected disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty disapprobation disapproval; condemnation disarray | 
