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30 Cards in this Set
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Disinter
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v. dig up; unearth. they disinterred the body and held an atuopsy.
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Disinterested
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adj. unprejudice
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Disjunction
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n. act of state of separation; disunity. Holistic mind does not recognize a disjunction between the mind and body.
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Disparage
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v. belittle. Do not disparage me.
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Dispassionate
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adj. calm; impartial
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Disport
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v. amuse. The tourists disported themselves with the various actions.
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Disputatious
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adj. argumentative. I have been known to be disputatious.
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Disquietude
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n. uneasinesss; anxiety. The disquietude of the dinner was disconcerting to all those who attended.
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Disquistion
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n. a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry. The firm's disquisition was necessary to the success of their case.
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Dissemble
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v. disguise; pretend. Even though John tried to dissmeble his motive, it was obvious to all what he wanted.
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Dissimulate
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v. pretend; conceal by feigning. Although the governor tried to dissimulate his feelings, it was obvious that he despised his rival.
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Dissolution
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n. disintegration; looseness in morals. The profligacy and dissolution of life in Caligula's Rome appall some historians.
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Distrait
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adj. inattentive; distracted, often by anxiety. I become utterly distrait in her company.
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Diurnal
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adj. daily. The paper was diurnal.
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Doff
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v. take off. A gentleman used to doff his hat to a lady.
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Doggerel
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n. poor verse. Although we find occasional snathces of genuine poety in her work, most of her writing is mere doggerel.
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Doldrums
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n. blues; listlessness; slack period. After rowing has ended, the girls found themselves in doldrums.
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Doleful
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adj. mourful; causing sadness. syn. dolorous
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Dolt
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n. stupid person; dunce. After smoking so much pot, he became a worthless dolt.
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Dormer
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n. window projecting from the roof. The princess stared out from her dormer.
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Dossier
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n. file of documents on a subject. Ordered by J. Edgar Hoover, the dossier explained the underlying causes of the economic crises.
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Dotage
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n. senility. Nonnie's dotage used to drive me crazy, but I still loved her.
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Dour
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adj. sullen; stubborn. The man was dour and taciturn.
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Dowdy
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adj. slovenly; untidy. She tried to change her dowdy image, by purchasing new clothes.
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Duplicity
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n. double-dealing; hypocrisy. When Tanya learned that Mark was a fraud, she was furious with his duplicity.
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Dulcet
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adj. sweet sounding. Wisper me dulcet nothings.
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Dross
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n. waster matter; worthless impurities. Many methods have been devised to dispose of environmental dross.
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Drivel
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n. nonsense; foolishness. Why do I have to spend my days listening to her drivel?
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Droll
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adj. queer and amusing. His droll commentary kept the listeners intrigued.
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Drone
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n. idle person; male bee/ v. talk dully
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