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10 Cards in this Set
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diminution - n.
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abatement, alleviation, cut, decay, decline, decrease, reduction.
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discerning - adj.
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apprehensive, clear, critical, discreet, discriminating, percipient, perspicacious, prescient.
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disdain - n.
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antipathy, arrogance, aversion, derision, despite, dislike, hatred, indifference, insolence, pride, ridicule.
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dismantle - v.
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annihilate, bare, decimate, demolish, deprive, destroy, fell, level, raze, ruin, strike, strip, subvert, undo, wreck.
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disparage - v.
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abuse, chill, criticize, degrade, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, discourage, dishearten, dismiss, lower, malign, minimize, put down, ridicule, scorch, scorn, slam, slander, underestimate, vilify.
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disparity - n.
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discrepancy, distinction, divergence, gap, incongruity, variation.
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disperse - v.
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banish, broadcast, deal, diffuse, disappear, discharge, dismiss, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, distribute, propagate, radiate, scatter, scramble.
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disposition - n.
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being, bent, bias, cast, character, constitution, flash, habit, identity, inclination, individuality, mood, penchant, personality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, readiness, spirit, temper, tenor, tone, type, vein.
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dissipated - adj.
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betting, debauching, degrading, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous, sporting.
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distraught - adj.
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agitated, anxious, bothered, concerned, confused, crazy, distressed, frantic, hysterical, mad, overwrought, perturbed, thrown, troubled, wild, worried.
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