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detest (di TEST) vt. to intensely dislike; to abhor; to hate
• President George H. W. Bush shocked many growers when he announced
that he detested broccoli.
• Most people detest having to visit the dentist’s office.
[-ed, -ing] [Syn. hate]
deuterium (doo TEAR ee uhm) n. an isotope of hydrogen (atomic weight of
2.014, symbol D) used in nuclear reactors
• Deuterium oxide is known as heavy water.
• Regular hydrogen has a single proton in its nucleus; deuterium’s nucleus
has a proton and a neutron.
deviance (DEE vee ins) n. a turning away from what is usual or what is accepted
as being normal
• Pouring orange juice over your breakfast cereal would definitely be consid-
ered a deviance from the norm.
• Deviance is not necessarily a negative thing, as proven by the Wright broth-
ers at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
[Syn. variance]

QUICK REVIEW #97

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. debilitating a. hydrogen
2. decimate b. depraved
3. defamation c. preserve
4. deficiency d. hate
5. degenerate e. slander
6. demise f. variance
7. demographic g. statistic
8. denigrate h. dryer
9. derelict i. negligent
10. desiccant j. death
11. desiccate k. random
12. desultory l. disparage
13. detest m. weakening
14. deuterium n. shortage
15. deviance o. destroy