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90 Cards in this Set
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Disseminate |
To spread widely |
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Dissent |
(V)- to disagree (N)- the act of disagreeing |
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Dissipate |
(V)- to disappear, cause to disappear (V)- to waste |
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Dissonance |
Lack of harmony or consistency |
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Dissuade |
To persuade someone not to do something |
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Divisive |
Causing dissent, discord |
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Divulge |
To reveal something secret |
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Docile |
Easily taught or trained |
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Dogmatic |
Aggressively & arrogantly certain about unproved principles |
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Dormant |
Sleeping, temporarily inactive |
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Dour |
Stern, joyless |
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Dubious |
Doubtful, of uncertain quality |
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Duplicity |
Crafty dishonesty |
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Duress |
Hardship, threat |
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Dynamic |
Actively changing |
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Eclectic |
Consisting of a diverse variety of elements |
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Ecstatic |
Intensely & overpoweringly happy |
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Edict |
An order, decree |
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Efface |
To wipe out, obliterate, rub away |
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Effervescent |
Bubbly, lively |
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Efficacious |
Effective |
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Egregious |
Extremely bad |
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Elated |
Overjoyed, thrilled |
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Elegy |
A speech given in honor of a dead person |
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Elicit |
To bring forth, draw out, evoke |
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Eloquent |
Expressive, articulate, moving |
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Elucidate |
To clarify, explain |
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Elude |
To evade, escape |
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Emaciated |
Very thin |
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Embellish |
To decorate, adorn; add details to, enhance |
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Embezzle |
To steal money by falsifying records |
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Eminent |
Distinguished, prominent, famous; conspicuous |
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Empathy |
Sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were ones own |
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Empirical |
(Adj)- based on observation or experience (Adj)- capable of being proved or disproved by experiment |
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Emulate |
To imitate |
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Encumber |
To weigh down, burden |
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Engender |
To bring about, create, generate |
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Enigmatic |
Mystifying, cryptic |
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Enmity |
ill will, hostility |
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Ennui |
Boredom, weariness |
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Entail |
To include as a necessary step |
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Enthrall |
To charm, hold spellbound |
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Ephemeral |
Short-lived, fleeting |
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Epitome |
A perfect example, embodiment |
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Equanimity |
Composure |
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Erudite |
Learned |
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Eschew |
To shun; avoid |
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Esoteric |
Understood by only a select few |
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Espouse |
To take up as a cause, support |
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Etheral |
Heavenly, exceptionally delicate, refined |
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Euphoric |
Elated, uplifted |
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Evanescent |
Fleeting, momentary |
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Evince |
To show, reveal |
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Exacerbate |
To make more violent, intense |
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Exalt |
To glorify, praise |
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Exasperate |
To irritate, irk |
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Exhort |
To urge, prod, spur |
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Exigent |
Urgent, critical |
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Exonerate |
To free from guilt or blame, exculpate, vindicate |
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Exorbitant |
Excessive |
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Expedient |
Advisable, advantageous, serving ones self interest |
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Expunge |
To obliterate, eradicate |
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Expurgate |
To remove offensive/incorrect parts, usually of a book |
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Extol |
To praise, revere |
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Extraneous |
Irrelevant, extra, not necessary |
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Extricate |
To disentangle, free from difficulty |
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Fabricate |
To make up, invent |
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Facade |
A deceptive appearance or attitude; the wall of a building |
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Fallacious |
Incorrect, misleading |
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Fastidious |
Meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards |
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Fathom |
To understand, comprehend |
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Fatuous |
Silly, foolish |
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Fecund |
Fruitful, fertile |
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Felicitous |
Delightful, pleasing |
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Feral |
Wild, savage |
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Fervent |
Ardent, passionate |
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Fetid |
Having a foul odor |
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Fetter |
To chain, restrain |
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Fickle |
Shifting in character |
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Fidelity |
Loyalty, devotion |
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Figurative |
Symbolic |
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Flabbergasted |
Astounded |
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Flagrant |
Offensive, egregious |
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Flout |
To disregard or disobey openly |
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Foil |
To thwart, frustrate, defeat |
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Forage |
To graze, rummage for food |
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Forbearance |
Patience, restraint, tolerance |
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Forestall |
To prevent, thwart, delay |
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Forlorn |
Lonely, abandoned, hopeless |
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Forsake |
To give up, renounce |