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70 Cards in this Set
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deciduous
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falling off leave trees
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decimate
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kill
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decipher
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interpret secret code
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declivity
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downward slope
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decollete
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having a low necked dress
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decomposition
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decay
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decorum
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propriety; approitetenes
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decoy
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bait
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decrepit
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worn out by agew
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decry
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express strong disapproval;disparage
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decrepitude
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state of collapse due to age or illness
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deducibile
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derived by reasoning
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deface
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mar;disfigure
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defindefame
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harm some's rep
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default
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failure to act
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defeatist
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attiudude of one who is ready to accept defeat
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defection
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desertion
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defer
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delay till later; exempt temprarily
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defer
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give in;submit
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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defiance
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refusal to lyield
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defile
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pollute;profane
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definitive
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final complete
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deflect
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turn aside
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defoliate
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destroy leaves
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defray
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pay the cost of
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deft
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neat; skillfull
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defunct
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no longer in use; dead
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defuse
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remove fuse;eliminate threat
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degenerate
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become worse;deteriorate
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degradation
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humiliation
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dehydrate
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dehydrate
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deify
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turn into god idolize
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deign
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condescend; stoop down to the level
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delectable
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delightful;delicious
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delete
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erase
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deleterious
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harmful
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deliberate
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consider;ponder
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delineate
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portray;depicts; sketch
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delirium
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mental disorder confusion
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delude
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deceive
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deluge
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flood rush
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delusion
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false belief
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delve
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dig;investigate
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demagogue
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criticize man
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demean
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degrade;humiliate
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demeanor
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behavior
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demented
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insane
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demise
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death
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demolition
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destruction
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demoniac
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fiendish
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demur
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object bc of doubts; hesitate
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demystify
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clarify
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denigrate
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blacken; defame
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denouement
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outcome final development of a play
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denizen
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inhabitat or resident
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denotation
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meaning
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depict
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portray
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denounce
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condemn criticize
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deplete
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exhaust
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deplore
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regret; disapprove of
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deploy
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spread out troops
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depose
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dethrone
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deposition
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testimony under oath
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depravity
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extreme corruption
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deprecate
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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depreciate
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lessen in value
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depredation
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raid; plunder
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deranged
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insane
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derelict
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abandoned; negligent
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