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72 Cards in this Set
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distinction n
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A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies
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distort v
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To twist into an unnatural or irregular form
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distrain v
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To subject a person to distress
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distrainor n
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One who subjects a person to distress
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distraught adj
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Bewildered
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distrust n
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Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person
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disunion n
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Separation of relations or interests
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diurnal adj
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Daily
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divagation n
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Digression
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divergent adj
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Tending in different directions
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diverse adj
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Capable of various forms
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diversion n
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Pastime
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diversity n
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Dissimilitude
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divert v
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To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
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divertible adj
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Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
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divest v
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To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment
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divination n
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The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden
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divinity n
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The quality or character of being godlike
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divisible adj
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Capable of being separated into parts
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divisor n
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That by which a number or quantity is divided
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divulge v
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To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret
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divulgence n
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A divulging
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docile adj
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Easy to manage
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docket n
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The registry of judgments of a court
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doe n
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The female of the deer
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dogma n
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A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority
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dogmatic adj
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Making statements without argument or evidence
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dogmatize v
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To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence
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doleful adj
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Melancholy
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dolesome adj
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Melancholy
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dolor n
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Lamentation
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dolorous adj
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Expressing or causing sorrow or pain
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domain n
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A sphere or field of action or interest
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domesticity n
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Life in or fondness for one's home and family
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domicile n
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The place where one lives
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dominance n
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Ascendancy
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dominant adj
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Conspicuously prominent
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dominate v
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To influence controllingly
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domination n
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Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority
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domineer v
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To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance
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donate v
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To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause
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donator n
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One who makes a donation or present
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donee n
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A person to whom a donation is made
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donor n
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One who makes a donation or present
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dormant adj
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Being in a state of or resembling sleep
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doublet n
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One of a pair of like things
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doubly adv
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In twofold degree or extent
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dowry n
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The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage
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drachma n
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A modern and an ancient Greek coin
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dragnet n
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A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water
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dragoon n
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In the British army, a cavalryman
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drainage n
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The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc
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dramatist n
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One who writes plays
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dramatize v
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To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner
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drastic adj
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Acting vigorously
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drought n
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Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither
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drowsy adj
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Heavy with sleepiness
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drudgery n
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Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation
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dubious adj
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Doubtful
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duckling n
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A young duck
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ductile adj
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Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread
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duet n
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A composition for two voices or instruments
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dun v
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To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment
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duplex adj
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Having two parts
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duplicity n
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Double-dealing
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durance n
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Confinement
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duration n
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The period of time during which anything lasts
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duteous adj
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Showing submission to natural superiors
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dutiable adj
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Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty
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dutiful adj
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Obedient
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dwindle v
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To diminish or become less
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dyne n
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The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s
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