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25 Cards in this Set
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DESCRY
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catch sight of
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DESOLATE
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1. unpopulated; joyless
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DESPOIL
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strip of valuables; rob
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DESUETUDE
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state of disuse
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DETONATION
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explosion
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DETRACTION
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slandering; aspersion
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DEVOLVE
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be transferred to another; delegate to another; gradually worsen
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DIABOLICAL
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devilish
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DIADEM
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crown
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DIALECTICAL
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relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal
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DICTUM
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authoritative statement; saying; maxim
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DIFFUSE
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wordy; rambling; spread out
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DILAPIDATED
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ruined because of neglect
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DINT
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means; effort
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DISABUSE
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correct a false impression; undeceive
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DISAFFECTED
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disloyal
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DISAPPROBATION
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disapproval; condemnation
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DISCOMBOBULATED
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confused; discomposed
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DISCOMFIT
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out to rout; defeat; disconcert
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DISCONCERT
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confuse; upset; embarrass
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DISCONSOLATE
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sad
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DISCRETE
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separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
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DISCRETION
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prudence in action, speech
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DISCURSIVE
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digressing; rambling
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DISGORGE
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surrender something; eject; vomit
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