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Daub


DAUBverb transitive

1. To smear with soft adhesive matter; to plaster; to cover with mud, slime, or other soft substance.

She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. Exodus 2:3.

2. To paint coarsely.

If a picture is daubed with many bright colors, the vulgar admire it. Watts.

3. To cover with something gross or specious; to disguise with an artificial covering.

So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. Shak.

4. To lay or put on without taste; to deck awkwardly or ostentatiously, or to load with affected finery.

Let him be daubed with lace- Dryden.

5. To flatter grossly.

Conscience will not daub nor flatter. South.

DAUBverb intransitive To practice gross flattery; to play the hypocrite.

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Destitute


DESTITUTEadjective [Latin To set. Literally, set from or away.]

1. Not having or possessing; wanting; as destitute of virtue, or of piety; destitute of food and clothing. It differs from deprived, as it does not necessarily imply previous possession.

2.e Needy; abject; comfortless; friendless.

He will regard the prayer of the destitute  Psalms 102:17.

DESTITUTEnoun One who is without friends or comfort.

DESTITUTEverb transitive

1. To forsake.

2. To deprive.


Disquiet


DISQUIETadjective [dis and quiet.] Unquiet; restless; uneasy. [Seldom used.]

DISQUIETnoun Want of quiet; uneasiness; restlessness; want of tranquility in body or mind; disturbance; anxiety.

DISQUIETverb transitive To disturb; to deprive of peace, rest or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to harass the body; to fret or vex the mind.

That he may disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. Jeremiah 1:1.

Why hast thou disquieted me. 1 Samuel 28:15.

O my soul, why art thou disquieted within me? Psalms 42:5.


Doxology


DOXOLOGYnoun [Gr., praise, glory; to speak.] In Christian worship, a hymn in praise of the Almighty; a particular form of giving glory to God.


Dullard


DULLARDadjective Doltish; stupid.

DULLARDnoun A stupid person; a dot; a blockhead; a dunce.