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15 Cards in this Set
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Descry
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to discover or reveal
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Diaphanous
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allowing light to show through; delicate
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Dictum
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authoritative statement; popular saying
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Didactic
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excessively instructive
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Diluvial
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relating to a flood
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Discomfit
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to cause perplexity and embarrassment
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Distaff
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the female branch of a family
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Dither
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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories
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Doughty
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courageous
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Droll
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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Dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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Ebullient
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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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Effluvia
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outpouring of gases or vapors
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Effulgent
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brillianly shining
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