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74 Cards in this Set
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DAC/DOC
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TO TEACH
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DOCTRINE
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A PARTICULAR PRINCIPLE ADVOCATED AS OF A GOVERNMENT OR RELIGION
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INDOCTRINATE
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TO IMBUE A PERSON WITH LEARNING
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DOCILE
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EASILY MANAGED OR HANDLED, TRACTABLE
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didactic
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intended for instruction
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DE
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away, off, down, completely, reversal
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desend
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to move from a higher place to a lower
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decipher
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to make out the meaning, to interpret
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defile
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to make foul, dirty, unclean
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defame
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to attack the good name or reputation of
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deferential
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respectful, to yield judgement
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delineate
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to trace the outline of
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DEM
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people
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democracy
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government by the people
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epidemic
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affecting at the same time a large number of people, and spreading from person to person
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endemic
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peculiar to a particular people or locality
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pandemic
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general, universal
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demographics
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vital and social statistics of popluations
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DI/DIA
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APART, THROUGH
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dialogue
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conversation between two or more persons
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diagnose
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to determine the identity of something from the symptoms
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dilate
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to make wider or larger, to cause to expand
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dilatory
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inclined to delay or procrastinate
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dichotomy
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division into two parts, kinds etc
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dic/dict/dit
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to say to tell, to use words
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interdict
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to forbid, prohibit
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dign
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worth
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dignity
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nobility or elevation of character , worthiness
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dignitary
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a person who holds a high rank or office
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deign
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to think fir or in accordance with one's dignity
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condign
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well deserved fitting, adequate
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disdain
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to look upon or treat with contempt
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DIS/DIF
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away from, apart, reversal, not
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disperse
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to drive or send off in various directions
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely, promulgate
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disspiate
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to scatter wastefully
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dissuade
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to deter by advice or persuasion
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diffuse
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to pour out and spread as in a fluid
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DOG/DOX
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opinion
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orthodox
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sound or correct in opinion or doctrine
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paradox
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an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion
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dogma
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a system of tenets as of a church
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DOL
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SUFFER , PAIN
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CONDOLENCE
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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY WITH ONE WHO IS SUFFERING
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indolence
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a state of being lazy or slothful
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doleful
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sorrowful, mournful
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dolorous
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full of pain sorrow or griveous
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DON/DOT/DOW
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to give
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donate
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to present as a gift or contribution
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pardon
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kind indulgence, forgiveness
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antidote
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something that prevents or counteracts ill effects
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anecdote
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a short narrative about an interesting event
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endow
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to provide a permanent fund
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DUB
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doubt
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dubious
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doubtful
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dubiety
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doubtfullness
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inducitable
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unquestionable
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DUC/DUCT
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to lead
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abduct
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to carry off or lead away
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conduct
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personal behavior, way of acting
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conducive
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contribution, helpful
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induce
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to lead or move by influence
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induct
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to install in a position with formal ceremonies
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DUR
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HARD
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endure
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to hold out against to sustain without yielding
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durable
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able to resist decay
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duress
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compulsion by thret, coercion
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dour
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sullen, gloomy
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duration
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the length of time something exist
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DYS
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FAULTY, ABNORMAL
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DYSTROPHY
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FAULTY OR INADEQUATE NUTRITION OR DEVELOPMENT
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DYSPEPSIA
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IMPAIRED DIGESTION
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DYSLEXIA
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AN IMPAIRMENT OF THE ABILITY TO READ DUE TO A BRAIN DEFECT
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DYSFUNCTIONAL
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POORLY FUNTIONING
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