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Desiccant

(Noun)

Meaning:A drying agent; a dehydrant
Sounds Like:That’s_a_can
Imagine This:A young kid is looking at his mother doing the laundry with the dryer but only sees it as a large white can.The mother puts the wet clothes into the ‘can’, and surprisingly, after a while, the clothes are all dry!The kid thinks to himself, “I think the machine is a drying agent.It makes the clothes dry.Yes!But that’s a can.Oh, I understand now…The can dries the clothes.�
Other Forms:Desiccate (verb)

Despondent

(Verb)

Meaning:Having loss of hope
Looks Like:De_respond_ent De_respond → away_respond-ent; A suffix meaning full of
Imagine This:Won’t you feel hopeless if no one responds to your 911 call, while your kitchen is on fire ?
Other Forms:Despondency (noun); Despondently (adverb)

Despot

(Noun)

Meaning:An absolute ruler
Sounds Like:De_sport → against_sport
Imagine This:There was once a school principle who insisted on a lot of homework but against sporting activities for his students.He is indeed a tyrant.
Other Forms:Desportism (noun); despotic (adjective)

Destitute

(Adjective)

Meaning:Lacking of the necessity of life, like food, shelter or clothing
Looks Like:De_institute
Imagine This:Institutes are big companies or organizations, usually own a lot of assets (i.e. money).De_institute means the opposite, which is the lack of necessity of life.
Other Forms:Destitution (noun)

Desultory

(Adjective)

Meaning:Without system or purpose; unorganized
Looks Like:De_result_ory -ory → A suffix meaning concerned with or a place for
Imagine This:If you do not concern about the progress of a plan, the result will usually be terrible.
Other Forms:Desultorily (adverb); desultoriness (noun)