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24 Cards in this Set
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Deploy |
to station soldiers or armaments strategically; to arrange strategically |
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Depose |
to remove from office or position of power |
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Depravity |
extreme wickedness or corruption |
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Deprecate |
to express disapproval of |
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Depredate |
to prey upon; to plunder |
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Deride |
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously |
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Derelict |
neglectful; delinquent; deserted |
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Derogatory |
disapproving; degrading |
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Desiccate |
to dry out |
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Desist |
to stop doing (something) |
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Despondent |
extremely depressed; full of despair |
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Despot |
an absolute ruler; an autocrat |
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Destitute |
extremely poor; utterly lacking |
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Desultory |
without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random |
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Devout |
deeply religious; fervent |
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Dextrous |
skillful; adroit |
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Dialectical |
relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes |
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Diatribe |
a bitter, abusive denunciation |
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Dichotomy |
division into two parts, especially contradictory ones |
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Dictum |
an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb |
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Didactic |
intended to teach; morally instructuve; pedantic |
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Diffident |
timid; lacking in self-confidence |
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Diffuse |
to cause to spread out; to cause to disperse; to disseminate |
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Digress |
to stray from the main subject |
