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1. Job, age, and sex—as well as other characteristics of a group of people. Pollsters are forever gathering demographic information on the population.

2. A gazelle. Her parents meant well when they named her Dorcas, but of course the other children quickly changed it to “Dorky.”

3. Helpful little marks. It’s good that the lexicographers use diacritical marks like accents and cedillas and such—they help us pronounce words, and provide other information.

4. Do someone harm, be damaging, as to health. His years of heavy drinking had a deleterious effect on his body.

5. Personal pleasure, amusement, entertainment. They didn’t study the arts to build a career; they were strictly dilettantes, playing for pleasure.

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