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46 Cards in this Set
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diminished
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smaller
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diminutive
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extremly small in size
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dipolmatic
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usuing or marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with ohters
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dirge
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a funeral song
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discern
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to preseve or comprehend
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discernment
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keeness of insight and judgement
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discredit
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to damage in reputation
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discriminate
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to see the subtle nuscence between things
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disain
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to treat with contempt
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disingenuous
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not strait forward;crafty
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dismissive
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showing indifference or direguard
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disparties
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unlikeleyness;incongruity
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dissidents
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ones who disagree
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dissuade
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to deter ( a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation
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diversion
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something that distracts the mind
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doctor
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to repair;to falsify in such a way as to make favorible to oneself;to adulatorate
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divisive
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creating disagreements or discord
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dolce
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gently and sweetly.especially music
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dour
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unyielding;stubborn
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drab
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faded and dull in appearance
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duplicity
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deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech
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effusive
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unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression;gushy
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egalitarian
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affirming,promoting,or characterized by belief in equal political, economical, social, and civil rights for all people
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elaborate
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to express at greater length or in greater detail
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elites
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a group or class of persons or membors of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic statis
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elitists
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the belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their precieved superiority, as in intellect, social staus, or financial resources
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elusive
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tending to elude capture,perception,comprehension. or memory;difficult to describe or define
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embezzlement
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to take( money, for example) for one's own use in vilation of a trust
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empathy
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being aware of another's feelings
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emperical
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relying on or depending on obersvation from an experiment
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emulated
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to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation.
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enrapture
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to feel with delight
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enterprising
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showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects
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enumerate
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to count off or name one by one;list
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ephemeral
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lasting for a markedly brief time
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euphoric
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a feeling of great happiness
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exacerbate
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to increase the serverity,violence or bitterness of;to aggravate
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exasperated
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to make very angry or impatient;annoying greatly
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exonerated
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to make very angry or impatient;annoy greatly
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fabrication
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to lie
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fanaticism
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excessive, irrational zeal
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fanciful
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showing invention or whimsy in design, imaginative
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fanfare
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a spectacular public display
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feckless
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to seek favor or attention by flattery
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fecundity
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the quality or power of producing abundantly
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feigned
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pretended;deceived
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