The phrasal verb "dispense with" means to do without something.

The upper classes may be dispossessed ____ their special powers and privileges by a slow process of evolution.
(a) from (b) of (c) with (d) in

The verb "distress" is followed by the preposition "from," which means to make someone feel anxious or upset.

You may dislike having to depend upon him, but it will be sometime before you can dispense ____ his help altogether.
(a) with (b) in (c) to (d) from

To be "deviated from" something means to be turned away from it.

As boys, we had various ways of making the history professor distress ____ the subject of the lesson.
(a) in (b) on (c) with (d) from

To "despair of" something means to lose all hope that it will happen.

They could not be deviated ____ what they believed to be their duty.
(a) for (b) with (c) from (d) to

The verb "deprive" is followed by the preposition "of," meaning to take something away from someone.

After being cut off from the main party for two weeks they began to despair ____ rejoining their companions.
(a) from (b) in (c) of (d) on

To "depart from" a rule or plan means to deviate from it.

But the splendid occasion reminded him bitterly of the opportunities he had himself been deprived ____.
(a) of (b) from (c) with (d) out

The verb "deflected" means to be turned aside from a course or direction. The correct preposition is "from."

The rules were rigid in principle, sometimes departed ____ in practice.
(a) upon (b) on (c) from (d) of

To "defer to" someone's judgment or wishes means to submit to their authority or opinion.

He was momentarily deflected ____ this train of thought by a knock on the door.
(a) with (b) in (c) into (d) from

To "deduce from" something means to conclude or infer from it.

I felt I must defer ____ to my host's judgement.
(a) in (b) for (c) to (d) from

To "deal with" someone or something means to handle or interact with them.

You will notice water rising in the tube; now what do you deduce ____ that?
(a) from (b) in (c) with (d) for