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93 Cards in this Set
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dauntless
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Fearless.
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dearth
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Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
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debase
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To lower in character or virtue
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debatable
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Subject to contention or dispute
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debonair
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Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner.
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decalogue
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The ten commandments
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deceitful
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Fraudulent
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decimate
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To destroy a measurable or large proportion of.
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decipher
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To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
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declamation
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A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public.
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declarative
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Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation
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decorum
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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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decoy
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Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation.
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decrepit
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Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
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deduce
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derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles.
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deface
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To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
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defamation
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Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another
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defame
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To slander.
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deference
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Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.
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defiant
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Characterized by bold or insolent opposition
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deficient
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Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount
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degrade
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To take away honors or position from
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dehydrate
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To deprive of water
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deify
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To regard or worship as a god
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deity
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A god, goddess, or divine person
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dejected
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sad, pitiful, disheartened
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delectable
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Delightful to the taste or to the senses
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deleterious
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Hurtful, morally or physically.
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delicacy
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That which is agreeable to a fine taste
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delineate
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To represent by sketch or diagram
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deluge
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To overwhelm with a flood of water
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demise
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Death.
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denizen
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Inhabitant.
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denounce
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point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium.
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deprecate
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To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
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depreciate
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To lessen the worth of.
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derelict
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Neglectful of obligation; abandoned
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deride
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To ridicule
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desiccant
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Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds
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despondent
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Disheartened
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despot
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An absolute and irresponsible monarch
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destitute
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. Poverty-stricken
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detrimental
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damaging; harmful
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deviate
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To take a different course
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devout
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Religious.
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dexterity n
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dexterity n. Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
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diabolic adj.
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Characteristic of the devil.
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diaphanous
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Transparent.
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didactic
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Pertaining to teaching.
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diffident
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lacking self confidence
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digress
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To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
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dilapidated
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Fallen into decay or partial ruin.
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dilatory
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Tending to cause delay.
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dilettante n
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superficial amateur.
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diplomatic
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Characterized by special tact in negotiations
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discernible
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Perceivable.
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disciple
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One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
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disconsolate
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Grief-stricken.
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disenfranchise
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To deprive of any right privilege or power
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disparage
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To regard as lowly, to belittle
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disparity
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Inequality.
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disrobe
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To unclothe.
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disseminate
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To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.
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dissimilar
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Different.
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dissipate
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To disperse or disappear.
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digress
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to turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
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dilapidated
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Fallen into decay or partial ruin
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dilatory
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Tending to cause delay
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dilettante
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A superficial amateur.
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diplomatic
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Characterized by special tact in negotiations
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discernible
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Perceivable.
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disciple
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One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
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disconsolate
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Grief-stricken
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disenfranchise
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TO deprive of any right privilege or powe
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disparage
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TO regard as lowly, to belittle.
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disparity
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Inequality
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disrobe
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To unclothe
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disseminate
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. To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
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dissimilar
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Different
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dissipate
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To disperse or disappear
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dissonant
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Harsh or disagreeable in sound
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dissuade
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to change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading
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distend
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To stretch out or expand in every direction
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distort
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To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
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distraught
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Bewildered
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divergent
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Tending in different directions
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divulge
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To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
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docile
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Easy to manage
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dogmatic
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Making statements without argument/evidence; pertaining to an established set of beliefs
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doleful
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Melancholy
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dubious
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Doubtful
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duplicity
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Double-dealing; two-faced-ness
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dwindl
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To diminish or become less.
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