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24 Cards in this Set
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desuetude
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the state of being no longer used or practiced.
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desultory
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random, thoughtless, lacking constancy
a desultory comment is one that's off the subject. |
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detraction
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a verbal attack, aspersion
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diaphanous
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Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent: diaphanous tulle.
2. Characterized by delicacy of form. 3. Vague or insubstantial: diaphanous dreams of glory. |
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diffident
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reserved and shy, lacking confidence
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digress
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to stray from the point, go off on a tangent
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dilatory
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causing delay, procrastinating
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din
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loud sustained noise
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dirge
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a song of grief
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disaffect
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to estrange/alienate the affection of
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discomfit
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to defeat, to put down
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discursive
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digressive, passing from one topic to the next
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dissolution
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disintegration
looseness in morals noun act of dissolving into parts or elements, undoing of a bond Chemistry. the process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or, esp., a liquid. |
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distention
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the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions, expanding by pressure from within
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distrait
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distracted and absent-minded, especially because of anxiety
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doggerel
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trivial
poorly constructed verse noun |
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dross
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waste or foreign matter, impurity, surface scum
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dulcet
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harmonious, melodious, mellifluous
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dynamo
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a generator
a forceful, energetic person noun |
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eclectic
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culled from many sources
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edacious
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voracious, devouring
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edifying
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enligtening
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effluvia
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an outflow in a stream of particles
a noxious odor or vapor |
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effrontery
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boldness
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