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36 Cards in this Set
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devotee
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an enthusiastic follower
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devout
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religious; pious; sincere
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dexterity
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skill; cleverness
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diabolical
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devilish; cruel
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diadem
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crown
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dialectic
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logical discussion
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diaphanous
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transparent; very sheer and light
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diatribe
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bitter criticism
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dichotomy
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division into two parts
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dicker
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to bargain; to argue over prices
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diction
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style of speaking
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dictum
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a positive statement
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didactic
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instructive; inclined to lecture others too much
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diffident
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shy; modest
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diffuse
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to spread; to scatter
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digress
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to wander off the subject
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dilapidated
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broken down; falling apart
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dilate
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to expand; to become wider
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dilatory
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slow or late in doing things
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dilemma
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a troubling situation
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dilettante
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a dabbler in the fine arts; one who is not an expert
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diligent
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hard-working; industrious
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diminutive
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small
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dint
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power; force
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dipsomaniac
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drunkard
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dire
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dreadful; causing disaster
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dirge
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a funeral song or hymn
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disarray
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disorder; confusion
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disavow
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to disown; to deny; to repudiate
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disburse
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to pay out
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discern
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to distinguish; to recognize; to perceive
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disciple
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a follower
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disclaimer
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denial; renunciation
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disclose
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to reveal; to make known
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discomfiture
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frustration; confusion
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disconcert
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to upset; to embarrass
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