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65 Cards in this Set
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degenerate
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become worse; deteriorate
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degradation
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humiliation, debasement
degeneration |
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deify
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to make into a god; to idolize
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deign
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to condescent; to stoop
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deleterious
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harmful
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deliberate
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to consider; to ponder
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delineate
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to sketch; to illustrate; to portray
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deluge
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flood; rush
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demagogue
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one who appeals to people's prejudice; a false leader
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deciduous
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falling off, as in leaves
having deciduous parts ephemeral |
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decimate
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to kill, usu one in ten
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debacle
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sudden downfall, complete disaster
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dearth
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scarcity
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deadlock
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stalemate; standstill
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dauntless
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bold
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daunt
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to frighten; to intimidate
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daub
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smear
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dappled
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spotted
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dapper
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neat and trim
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dank
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damp
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damp (v)
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to mute; to diminish; to lessen in intensity
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dais
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a raised platform for guests of honor
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dabble
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to work at in a nonserious fashion; to splash around
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cynosure
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center of general attention
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cynical
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skeptical of human motive
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curtail
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to shorten; to reduce
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cursive
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flowing, running
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curmudgeon
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a churlish, miserly individual
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chary
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cautious; hesitant and vigilant about dangers and risks
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chasten
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to correct by punishment or scolding
to cause to be more humbled or restrained |
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caulk
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to make watertight (by plugging a seam)
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coda
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the concluding portion of a musical or literary composition
something that summarizes or concludes |
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bravado
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swagger; an air of defiance
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bulwark
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a strong support or protection; a solid wall-like structure
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cantankerous
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difficult to deal with
ill-humored; irritable |
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cloister
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monastery or convent
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codicil
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a supplement added to the body of a will
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burgeon
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to grow out; to send out buds
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callow
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immature; youthful
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canny
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shrewd; thrifty
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cadge
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to panhandle; beg/mooch
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canard
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a fabricated report; an unfounded story
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brackish
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somewhat salty
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capitulate
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to surrender after negotiation of terms
to cease resisting |
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captious
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critical
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carillon
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a set of bells able to be played
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carousal
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drunken revel
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carping
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fault-finding; petty criticism
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chimerical
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imaginative; highly improbable
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chisel
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to swindle; cheat
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choleric
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hot-tempered
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chide
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to scold
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chase
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to ornament a metal surface by indenting
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charlatan
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a quack; a pretender of knowledge
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cavalier
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off-hand and casual; arrogant
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canter
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a slow gallup
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brazen
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insolent
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craven
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cowardly; contemptibly fainthearted
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constraint
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repression of feelings
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corollary
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consequence; an accompaniment
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contrived
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forced; not spontaneous; artificial
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culvert
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an artificial channel for water
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cull
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to pick out; to reject
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cozen
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to swindle or cheat
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cow
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to terrorize; to intimidate
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