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104 Cards in this Set
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dais
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n; raised platform for guests of honor
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dawdle
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v; loiter; waster time
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dearth
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n; scarcity
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decadence
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n; decay
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decant
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v; pour off gently
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deciduous
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adj; falling off, as of leaves
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declivity
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n; downward slope
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décolleté
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adj; having a low-cut neckline
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defer
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v; give in respectfully; submit
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defray
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v; provide for the payment of
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deft
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adj; neat; skillful
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defunct
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adj; no longer in use or existence
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deign
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v; condescend; stoop
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deleterious
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adj; harmful
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delineate
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v; portray; depict; sketch
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delusive
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adj; deceptive; raising vain hopes
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demagogue
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n; person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader
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demoniac
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adj; fiendish
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demotic
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adj; pertaining to the people
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demur
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n; objection; protest
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demur
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v; object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate
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demure
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adj; grave; serious; coy
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denigrate
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v; blacken
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denizen
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n; inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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deplore
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v; regret
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depose
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v; dethrone; remove from office
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deprecate
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v; express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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depredation
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n; plundering
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derelict
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adj; abandoned; negligent
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descry
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v; catch sight of
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desiccate
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v; dry up
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despoil
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v; strip of valuables; rob
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despot
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n; tyrant; harsh; authoritarian ruler
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desuetude
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n; state of disuse
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desultory
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adj; aimless; haphazard
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devole
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v; be transerred to aother; delegate to another; gradually worsen
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diadem
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n; crown
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dialectical
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adj; relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal
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diaphanous
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adj; sheer; transparent
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diatribe
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n; bitter scolding; invective
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dictum
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n; authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
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diffidence
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n; shyness
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diffuse
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adj; wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
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dilatory
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adj; tending to delay; intentionally delaying
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dilettante
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n; aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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diminution
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n; lessening; reduction in size
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din
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n; continued loud noise
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dinghy
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n; small boat (often ship's boat)
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dint
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n; means; effort
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dirge
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n; lament with music
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disabuse
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correct a false impression; undeceive
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disaffected
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adj; disloyal
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disapprobation
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n; disapproval; condemnation
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discombobulated
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adj; confused; discomposed
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discomfit
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v; put to rout; defeat; disconcert
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discordant
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adj; not harmonious; conflicting
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discrete
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adj; separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
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discursive
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adj; digressing; rambling
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disgorge
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v; surrender something; eject; vomit
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disinter
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v; dig up; unearth
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disinterested
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adj; unprejudiced
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disjunction
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n; act or state of separation; disunity
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disparage
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v; belittle
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disparate
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adj; basically different; unrelated
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dispatch
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n; speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed
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disport
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v; amuse
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disputatious
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adj; argumentative; fond of arguing
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disquietude
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n; uneasiness; anxiety
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disquisition
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n; a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
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dissemble
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v; disguise; pretend
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disseminate
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v; distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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dissimulate
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v; pretend; conceal by feigning
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dissipate
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v; ;squander; waster; scatter
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dissolution
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n; disintegration; looseness in morals
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distend
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v; expand; swell out
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distrait
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adj; inattentive; distracted, often by anxiety
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diurnal
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adj; daily
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divest
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v; strip; deprive
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docket
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n; program as for trial; book where such entries are made
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doctrinaire
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adj; unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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doddering
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adj; shaky; infirm from old age
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doff
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v; take off
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dogged
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adj; determined; stubborn
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doggeral
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n; poor verse
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doldrums
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n; blues; listlessness; slack period
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doleful
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adj; mournful; causing sadness
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dolorous
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adj; sorrowful
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dormer
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n; window projecting from roof
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dotage
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n; senility
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dour
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adj; sullen; stubborn
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dowdy
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adj; slovenly; untidy
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draconian
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adj; extremely severe
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dregs
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n; sediment; worthless residue
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droll
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adj; queer and amusing
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drone
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n; idle person; male bee
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dross
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n; waste matter
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drudgery
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menial work
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dubious
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adj; questionable; filled with doubt
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dulcet
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adj; sweet sounding
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duplicitous
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adj; double-dealing; hypocritical
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duress
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n; forcible restraint; especially unlawfully
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dutiful
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adj; respectful; obedient
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dyspeptic
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adj; suffering from indigestion
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dissonance
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n; discord; opposite of harmony and consonance
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