deny
return, retire, refuse
The answer is deny. The question says that the word starts with 'ed' but the order is not mentioned. So this answer is surely applicable.
devious
decipher, cipher
department
De (id) ing1. Deid2. Iding
The Prefix of Depression is 'De'.When a word starts with 'De' it gives the meaning like "away from the condition".
refuse his invitation
The word refuse is a verb. The past tense is refused.
The noun form for the verb to refuse is refusal.Note: The word refuse is also a noun, a word for trash or rubbish.
Refuse Refuse
The word refuse (pronounced ref-yooz) is a noun, a word for something discarded, trash, rubbish, garbage.The word refuse (pronounced re-fyooz) is also a verb, which means to reject or say no to something.The adjective form is refusable.