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50 Cards in this Set
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disconsolate: (adj)
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sad
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discord: (n)
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conflict; lack of harmony
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discordant: (adj)
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not harmonious; conflicting
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discount: (v)
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disregard; dismiss
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discourse: (n) (v)
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formal discussion; conversation
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discredit: (v)
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defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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discrepancy: (n)
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lack of consistency (adj. discrepant)
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discrete: (adj)
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separate
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discretion: (n)
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prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances
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discriminating: (adj)
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able to see differences; prejudiced (n. discrimination)
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discursive: (adj)
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digressing; rambling
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disdain: (v) (n)
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view with contempt or scorn
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disembark: (v)
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go ashore; unload cargo from a ship
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disenfranchise: (v)
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deprive of a civil right
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disengage: (v)
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uncouple; separate; disconnect
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disfigure: (v)
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mar in beauty; spoil
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disgorge: (v)
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surrender something; eject; vomit
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disgruntle: (v)
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make discontented
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dishearten: (v)
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discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
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disheveled: (adj)
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untidy
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disinclination: (n)
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unwillingness
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disingenuous: (adj)
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lacking genuine candor; insincere
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disinter: (v)
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dig up; unearth
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disinterested: (adj)
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unprejudiced
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disjointed: (adj)
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disconnected
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dislodge: (v)
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remove (forcibly)
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dismantle: (v)
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take apart
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dismay: (n) (v)
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discourage; frighten
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dismember: (v)
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cut into small parts
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dismiss: (v)
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put away from consideration; reject
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disparage: (v)
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belittle
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disparate: (adj)
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basically different; unrelated
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disparity: (n)
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difference; condition of inequality
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dispassionate: (adj)
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calm; impartial
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dispatch: (n) (v)
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speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed
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dispel: (v)
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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disperse: (v)
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scatter (n. dispersion)
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dispirited: (adj)
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lacking in spirit
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disputatious: (adj)
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argumentative; fond of arguing (n. disputation, disputant)
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disquiet: (v)
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make uneasy or anxious (n. disquietude)
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dissection: (n)
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analysis; cutting apart in order to examine (v. dissect)
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dissemble: (v)
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disguise; pretend
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disseminate: (v)
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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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dissent: (v) (n)
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disagree
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dissertation: (n)
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formal essay
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dissident: (adj) (n)
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dissenting; rebellious
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dissimulate: (v)
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pretend; conceal by feigning
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dissipate: (v)
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squander; waste; scatter (n. dissipation)
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dissolute: (adj)
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loose in moral
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dissolution: (n)
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breaking of a union; decay; termination
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