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entirely.
descendant
n. offspring, progeny, issue, heir, posterity, family; child,
son, daughter, grandchild, scion; offshoot: They claim to be
descendants of Tsar Nicholas.
describe v. 1 tell (of), recount, relate, give an account (of), narrate,
recite, report, chronicle; retail: He described his adventures
in Rio. 2 detail, define, explain, specify, delineate: Please
describe exactly where you found the body. 3 characterize,
portray, paint, depict, identify, label, style; represent: I
would describe her as careless rather than uncaring. 4 trace,
mark out, outline, traverse, draw: The trail of the comet
described a perfect arc in the black sky.
description
n. 1 portrayal, characterization, depiction, (thumbnail)
sketch, portrait: Her description of her boss was far from
flattering. 2 account, narrative, story, report,
representation, statement, definition; explanation, commentary;
chronicle, history, record, narration; memoir: I want your
detailed description of what led up to the argument. 3 sort,
kind, nature, character, type, variety, brand, breed, species,
category, genus, ilk, genre, class; stripe, kidney, feather:
Carstairs is a rou‚ of the worst description.
desecrate v. profane, defile, blaspheme (against), dishonour, degrade,
debase, befoul, contaminate, pollute, corrupt, violate, pervert,
vitiate: Vandals desecrated the temple of Minerva.
desert° n. 1 waste, wilderness, wasteland, dust bowl: The nearest
oasis was fifty miles away across the desert.
--adj. 2 barren, desolate, uninhabited, unpeopled, lonely,
deserted; arid, bare, vacant, empty, wild, uncultivated: I was
marooned on a desert island.
--v. 3 forsake, leave, abandon; jilt, throw over; maroon,
strand, leave to twist (slowly) in the wind; Colloq run or walk
out on, leave flat or in the lurch, leave high and dry: His
courage deserted him when he saw the child's eyes. He has
deserted his wife for some floozie. 4 abscond, quit, run away