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50 Cards in this Set
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descant
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discussion; melody
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descry
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to discover by observation or investigation
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desecrate
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to change from sacred to profane
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desiccate
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dry, dehydrate
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desist
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to stop doing something
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desultory
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disconnected
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dichotomy
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a division into two
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dictum
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a positive statement
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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diffident
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shy
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digress
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to stray away from the subject
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dilate
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swell, distend, expand
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diligent
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industrious; with an energetic effort
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disconcert
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confuse, upset, to disturb
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disconsolate
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cheerless, hopelessly sad
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discountenance
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to look with disfavor on
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discursive
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passing from one topic to another; rambling
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disdain
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contempt, scorn
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disparage
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to belittle
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disseminate
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to spread abroad as if sowing seed
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dissident
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disagreeing
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dissipate
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to scatter wastefully
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dissonance
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discord
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diurnal
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daily
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diverse
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various; several
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divest
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to rid or free from; to sell off
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docile
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easily taught, led, or managed
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doggerel
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verse that is loosely styled; poorly written
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dogmatic
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arrogant; unyielding
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dolorous
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mournful
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dormant
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inactive; not actively growing or functioning
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dour
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stern, harsh; gloomy
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dregs
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the most undesirable part; leftovers
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dulcet
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pleasing to the ear
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dudgeon
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sullen resentment or anger
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duplicity
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deception
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ebullition
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boiling over
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eclogue
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a pastoral poem; country poem
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edify
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to enlighten
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effete
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worn out
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efficacious
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potent to produce an effect
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effigy
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a dummy
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effrontery
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shameless or boldness
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egregious
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outstanding
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elicit
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to draw out or forth
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emaciated
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haggard
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emanate
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to issue forth
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emollient
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making soft or supple
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empirical
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experimental
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emulate
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to excel or imitate
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