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19 Cards in this Set
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dais
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raised platform
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daunt/dauntless
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to intimidate, frighten/bold, unable to be daunted
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dearth
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scarcity
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debase
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to lower in quality or vaule; adulterate
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decoy
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a lure or bait
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defenestration
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the act of throwing something out of the window
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delude
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to deceive
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demur
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to object mildly
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demure
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reserved; modest
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deplete
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to lessent the supply or content of
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depraved
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morally corrupt; debased; perverted
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derogate
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to detract; to take away
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descry
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to discern
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desultory
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aimless; disconnected; ramblings; haphazard
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dexterous
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adroit or skillful in the use of hands or body
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diaphanous
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translucent; goassamer
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disparage
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to belittle; to reduce in esteem
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disseminate
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to dispense objects, such as seeds, newspapers; to distribute
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doleful
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sad; mournful
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