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102 Cards in this Set
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dale
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valley
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dastardly
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sneaking and cowardly; shameful
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daub
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to smear; to cover over with paint, etc.
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de facto
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in fact; in reality
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deadlock
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a standstill; a tie
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dearth
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a scarcity or lack
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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deciduous
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no permanent; passing
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declivity
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downward slope
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decoy
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a person or thing that entices or lures, as into danger
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decry
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to speak out against
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deduce
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to reason out; to infer
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default
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to fail to pay a debt or to perform a task
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delude
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to deceive; to mislead
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deluge
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a flood; a rush
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delve
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to search; to investigate
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demagogue
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a popular leader who appeals to the emotions
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demean
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to degrade; to lower
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demigod
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a person who is partly a god and partly human
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demise
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death; ending
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demography
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study of population trends
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demoralize
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to discourage; to cause to lose spirit
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demur
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to object; to take exception to
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demure
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shy
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denigrate
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to ruin the reputation of; to blacken
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denizen
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occupant; inhabitant; resident
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denomination
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the name or designation for a class of persons, such as a religious group
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denouement
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outcome; result
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depilate
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to remove hair from
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deplore
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to regret
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deploy
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to place troops in position
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depose
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to remove from office
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depraved
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sinful; immoral
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deprecate
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to disapprove of
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depreciate
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to lessen in value
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derelict
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abandoned; negligent; a vagrant or bum
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three meanings, adj; adj; noun
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deride
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to ridicule
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derision
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ridicule
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dermatology
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study of skin diseases
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desecrate
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to damage a holy place
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desist
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to cease or stop
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despoil
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to rob; to plunder
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despondent
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depressed; dejected
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desuetude
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condition of disuse; extinction
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desultory
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wandering from subject to subject; rambling
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detente
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a lessening of tension or hostility
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accent over the first E
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detract
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to take away; to diminish
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detriment
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harm; damage
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devious
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sly; underhand
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devoid
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completely without
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devout
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religious; pious; sincere
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diabolical
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devilish; cruel
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diadem
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crown
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dialectic
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logical discussion
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diaphanous
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transparent; very sheer and light
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dicker
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to bargain; to argue over prices
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dictum
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a positive statement
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didactic
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instructive; inclined to lecture others too much
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diffident
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shy; modest
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digress
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to wander off the subject
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dilapidated
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broken down; falling apart
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dilate
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to expand; to become wider
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dilatory
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slow or late in doing things
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dilettante
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a dabbler in the fine arts; one who is not an expert
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dint
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power; force
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dipsomaniac
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drunkard
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dire
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dreadful; causing disaster
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dirge
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a funeral song or humn
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disarray
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disorder; confusion
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disavow
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to disown; to deny; to repudiate
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disburse
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to pay out
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discern
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to distinguish; to recognize; to perceive
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disciple
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a follower
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disclaimer
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denial; renunciation
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disclose
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to reveal; to make known
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disconcert
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to upset; to embarrass
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disconsolate
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without hope
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discordant
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disagreeing; harsh-sounding
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discount
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reduction; to disregard
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two meanings; noun; verb
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discountenance
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to disapprove of
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discourse
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conversation; lecture
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discredit
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to disgrace; to cast doubt on
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discreet
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showing good judgement; cautious
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discrete
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separate; not attached
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discretion
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good judgement
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discursive
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rambling; wandering
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disheveled
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untidy
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disinter
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to uncover; to dig up
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disinterested
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impartial; not prejudiced
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dismember
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to cut or pull off limbs
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disparage
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to belittle; to put down
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disparity
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inequality; difference
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial
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dispel
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to drive away
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disputatious
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fond of arguing
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disreputable
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having a bad reputation
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dissemble
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to conceal; to pretend
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disseminate
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to scatter; to spread
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dissension
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disagreement; opposition
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dissertation
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a written essay
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dissident
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disagreeing
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dissimulate
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to hide one's feelings
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