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43 Cards in this Set
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convoluted
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coiled around, involved, intricate
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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intimidate, frighten
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decorum
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orderliness, propriety, good taste in manners
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
ex: in deference to the minister's request |
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delineate
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portray, depict; sketch
ex: he dilineates the character |
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denigrate
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blacken
ex: all attempts to denigrate the character of our late president have failed. |
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deride
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ridicule, make fun of
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derivative
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unoriginal, obtained from another source
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desiccate
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dry up
ex: pioneers used to desiccate food to preserve it |
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desultory
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aimless, haphazard, digressing at random
ex: reading is purposeful, not desultory |
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deterrent
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something that discourages, hindrance
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diatribe
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bitter scolding, invective
ex: the lengthy diatribe delivered by her opponent |
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dichotomy
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split, branching into two parts
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diffidence
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shyness
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diffuse
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wordy, rambling, spread out
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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dirge
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lament with music (to grieve, express sorrow through music)
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disabuse
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correct a false impression, undeceive
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant, having insight
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discordant
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not harmonious, conflicting
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discredit
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defame, destroy confidence in, disbelieve
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency, difference
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discrete
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separate, unconnected, consisting of distinct parts
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disingenuous
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lacking genuine candor, insincere
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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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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
ex: Selma and Jimmy have disparate notions of marriage |
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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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dissolution
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looseness in morals, disintegration
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dissonance
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discord, opposite of harmony
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distend
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expand, swell out
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distill
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purify, refine, concentrate
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diverge
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vary, go in different directions from the same point
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divest
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strip, deprive
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document
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provide written evidence
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dogmatic
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opinionated, arbitrary,doctrinal
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dormant
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sleeping, lethargic, latent
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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