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19 Cards in this Set
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declivity
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downward slope
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deleterious
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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deluge
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flood
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denigrate
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to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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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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diminutive
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small
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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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diurnal
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daily
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doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories
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dolor
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sadness
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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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