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93 Cards in this Set
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dishearten
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discourage
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disheveled
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untidy
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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disingenuous
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lacking genuine candor; insincere
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disinter
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dig up; unearth
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disjointed
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lacking coherence; separated at the joints
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disjunction
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act or state of separation; disunity
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dislodge
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remove (forcibly)
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dismantle
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take apart
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dismember
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cut into small parts
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dismiss
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eliminate from consideration; reject
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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basically different; unrelated
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disparity
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difference; condition of inequality
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial
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dispatch
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speediness; prompt execution
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dispel
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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disperse
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scatter
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dispirited
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lacking in spirit
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disport
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amuse
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disputatious
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agrumentative; fond of arguing
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disquietude
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uneasiness; anxiety
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disquisition
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a formal sytematic inquiry; an explanation of the results ofa formal inquiry
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dissection
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analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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dissemble
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disguise; pretend
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disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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dissent
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disagree
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dissertation
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formal essay
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dissident
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dissenting; rebellious
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dissimulate
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pretend; conceal by feigning
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dissipate
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squander; waste; scatter
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dissolution
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disintegration; looseness in morals
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dissonance
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discord; opposite of harmony
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dissuade
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persuade not to do; discourage
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distant
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reserved or aloof; cold in manner
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distend
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expand; swell out
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distill
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purify; refine; concnetrate
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distinction
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honor; contrast; discrimination
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distort
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twist out of shape
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distrait
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inattentive; distracted; often by anxiety
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distraught
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upset; idstracted by anxiety
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diurnal
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daily
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diva
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operative singer; prima donna
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diverge
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vary; go in different directions
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divergent
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differing; deviating
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diverse
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differing in some characteristics; various
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diversion
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act of turning aside; pastime
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diversity
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variety; dissimilitude
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divest
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strip; deprive
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divine
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perceive intuitively
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divulge
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reveal
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docile
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obedient; easily managed
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docket
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program as for trial; book where such entries are made
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doctrinaire
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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doctrine
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teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.)
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document
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provide written evidence
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doddering
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shaky; infirm from old age
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doff
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take off
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dogged
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determined; stubborn
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doggerel
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poor verse
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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doldrums
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blues; listlessness; slack period
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doleful
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mournful; causing sadness
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dolorous
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sorrowful
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dolt
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stupid person; dunce
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domicile
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home
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domineer
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rule over tyrannically
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don
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put on
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dormant
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sleeping; lethargic; latent
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dormer
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window projecting from roof
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dorsal
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relating to the back of an animal
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dossier
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file of documents on a subject
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dotage
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senility
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dote
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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dour
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sullen; stubborn
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douse
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plunge into water; drench; extinguish
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dowdy
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slovenly; untidy
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downcast
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disheartened; sad
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drab
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dull; lacking in color; cheerless
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draconian
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extremely severe
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dregs
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sediment; worthless residue
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drivel
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nonsense; foolishness
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droll
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queer adn amusing
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drone
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idle person; male bee
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dross
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waste matter; worthless impurities
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drudgery
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menial work
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dubious
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questionable; filled with doubt
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ductile
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malleable; flexible; pliable
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dulcet
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sweet sounding
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dumbfound
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astonish
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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duplicity
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double-dealing; hypocrisy
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