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40 Cards in this Set
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dally
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trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
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dank
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damp; unpleasantly wet
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dapper
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neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
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dappled
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spotted
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daub
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smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
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dawdle
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loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
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deadpan
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wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
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debacle
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sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
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debauch
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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
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debonair
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(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
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debris
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rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
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decadence
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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
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decant
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pour off gently (wine or liquid)
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decapitate
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behead
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deciduous
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falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
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decollete
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(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)
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decoy
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lure or bait; V.
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decrepit
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weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
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decrepitude
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state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
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decry
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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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deface
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mar; disfigure
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defeatist
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resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
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defection
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desertion
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defile
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pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
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defoliate
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destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
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defray
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provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
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defrock
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strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
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deft
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neat; skillful
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defunct
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dead; no longer in use or existence
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deify
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turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
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deign
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condescend; stoop
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deliberate
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consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
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delineate
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portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
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delirium
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mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
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delude
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deceive
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deluge
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flood; rush; V.
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delusion
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false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that
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delusive
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deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
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delve
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dig; search deeply; investigate
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