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100 Cards in this Set
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aberration
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deviation from the normal; mental disorder
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sensual
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devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
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pious
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devout; religious; N. piety
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piety
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devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious
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sleight
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dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
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diabolical
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diabolic; devilish; fiendish
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s horoscope
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diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers
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n lexicon
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dictionary
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s suffocate
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die or kill from lack of air; suppress
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disparity
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difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
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diverse
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differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity:
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plight
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difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament
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predicament
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difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma
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n fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
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n inscrutable
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difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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s nebula
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diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy
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n quarry
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dig into (to get stone); N: mine; ä¼®Àå
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exhume
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dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
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n unearth
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dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal
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n disinter
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dig up; unearth; OP. inter
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n delve
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dig; search deeply; investigate
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n quandary
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dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.
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assiduous
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diligent
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n application
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diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself
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n sedulous
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diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity
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industrious
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diligent; hard-working; N. industry
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s reduce
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diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction
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n sap
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diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.
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n refectory
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dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)
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n protocol
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diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.
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address
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direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
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subsidy
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direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy
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n beeline
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direct quick route
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s referendum
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direct vote by all the people
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s plebiscite
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direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)
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n ragamuffin
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dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
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s smudge
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dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.
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s filth
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dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
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n incapacitate
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disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity
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dissent
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disagree
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s pushy
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disagreeably aggressive
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s dissension
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disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
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disapprobation
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disapproval; condemnation
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calamity
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disaster; misery
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insightful
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discerning; perceptive
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n chasten
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discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
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recant
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disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement
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n discombobulated
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discomposed; confused
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n faze
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disconcert; dismay; embarrass
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disjointed
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disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
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s dissonance
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discord
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cacophonous
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discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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dishearten
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discourage
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n bandy
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discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with
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virus
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disease communicator
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s rabies
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disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
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unravel
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disentangle; solve
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disenfranchise
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disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
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demean
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disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
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s dishonor
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disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
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n dissemble
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disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
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repugnance
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disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive
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n fulsome
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disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
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n downcast
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disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
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n unkempt
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disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb
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n skulduggery(skullduggery)
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dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election
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n dissolution
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disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life
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s recreant
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disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person
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n disaffected
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disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty
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appall
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dismay; shock deeply
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insubordination
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disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate
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n recalcitrant
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disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
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unruly
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disobedient; lawless; difficult to control
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s scrimmage
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disorderly fight between two or more people
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repudiate
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disown; disavow; deny
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n disclaim
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disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
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belittle
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disparage; depreciate
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s favoritism
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display of partiality toward a favored person
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n flaunt
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display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
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n sanctimonious
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displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety
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n vindictive
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disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak
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n clemency
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disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
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refute
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disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation
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n impugn
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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
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contest
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dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
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n discount
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disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost
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notoriety
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disrepute; ill fame
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dissident
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dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
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heterogeneous
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dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
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n disband
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dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.
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n girth
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distance around something; circumference
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s remote
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distant in manner; aloof
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repulsion
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distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse')
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cloying
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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
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unsavory
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distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation
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s pronounced
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distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp
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s mannerism
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distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)
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s feature
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distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
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s discriminate
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distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference
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discernible
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distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement
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