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30 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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DIFFRACT
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TO SEPARATE LIGHT
The prism diffracted the rays. |
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DISTAFF
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MATERNAL FAMILY MEMBERS
The distaff got together for Christmas. |
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DITHER
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TO WANDER, TO OSCILATE
She dithered between boyfriends. |
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DIVEST
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TO GET RID OF
She divested herself of her ex-boyfriend. |
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DOTARD
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ELDERLY PERSON
The dotards at home. |
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DOUGHTY
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BRAVE, PLUCKY
The doughty horse jumped the river. |
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DUDGEON
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ANGER
His dudgeon was frightening. |
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DULCET
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PLEASANT SOUND
Your voice is a dulcet to my ears. |
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EFFICACIOUS
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EFFICIENT
The Puritans were efficacious. |
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EFFULGENT
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BRILLIANT
The effulgent stars shimmered. |
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ENCOMIUM
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PRAISE, LAUD
The book's encomium was pleasing to the author. |
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EPOCHAL
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INFLUENTIAL TO AN ERA
The epochal novel remains a classic. |
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EPIGRAPH
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OPENING QUOTE TO A BOOK
She used an epigraph from Hemingway. |
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ERSATZ
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A RUSE
The ersatz tricked us all. |
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ESCHEAT
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CHATTEL
The house contained all her escheat. |
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DIFFRACT
|
TO SEPARATE LIGHT
The prism diffract the rays. |
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|
DISTAFF
|
MATERNAL FAMILY MEMBERS
The distaff got together for Christmas. |
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DITHER
|
TO WANDER, TO OSCILATE
She dithered between boyfriends. |
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DIVEST
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TO GET RID OF
She divested herself of her ex-boyfriend. |
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DOTARD
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ELDERLY PERSON
The dotards at home. |
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DOUGHTY
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BRAVE
The doughty horse jumped the river. |
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DUDGEON
|
ANGER
His dudgeon was frightening. |
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DULCET
|
PLEASANT SOUND
You voice is a dulcet to my ears. |
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EFFICACIOUS
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EFFICIENT
The Puritans were efficacious. |
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EFFULGENT
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BRILLIANT
The effulgent stars shimmered. |
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ENCOMIUM
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PRAISE, LAUD
The book's encomium was pleasing to the author. |
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EPOCHAL
|
INFLUENTIAL TO AN ERA
The epochal novel remains a classic. |
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EPIGRAPH
|
OPENING QUOTE TO A BOOK
She used an epigraph from Hemingway. |
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ERSATZ
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A RUSE
The ersatz tricked us all. |
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ESCHEAT
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CHATTEL
The house contained her escheat. |
