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45 Cards in this Set
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defunct
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adj; no longer living or exisiting
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deliquesce
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v; to melt away
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delusion
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n; act or process of perception
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depredation
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n; a plundering or laying of waste
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descant
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v; to comment at length on a theme
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despoil
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v; to strip; to rob
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despotism
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n; 1. tyranny; 2. absolute power or influence
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desultory
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adj; without order or natural connection
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dexterous
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adj; having or showing skill of hands, body or feet
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diffidence
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n; 1. lack of self-confidence 2. distrust
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dilapidated
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n; falling to pieces or into despair
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dilettante
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n; an admirer of the fine arts; dabbler
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dint
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n; a blow; a stroke
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dissaray
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n; 1. disorder; confusion 2. incomplete or disorderly attire
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divulge
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v; to make known
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divulge
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v; to make known
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dormant
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adj; as if asleep
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doting
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adj; excessively fond
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doughty
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adj; brave; brillant
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dregs
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n; waste or worthless manner
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ecclesiastic
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adj; pertaining or relating to church
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edify
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v; 1. to build or establish 2. to instruct and improve the mind
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efface
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v; to eras; to remove from the mind
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effrontery
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n; impudence; assurance
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effusive
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adj; pouring out or forth; overflowing
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egregious
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adj; remarkably bad; outrageous
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egress
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v; to depart; to go out
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elegy
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n; a poem of lament and praise for the dead
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elucidate
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v; to make clear or manifest; to explain
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emanate
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v; to send forth; to emit
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embellish
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v; to improve the appearance of
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enamored
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adj; filled with love and desire
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encroach
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v,; to trespass or intrude
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encumber
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v; to hold back; to hinder
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endue
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v; to provide with some quality or trait
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enrapture
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v; to fill with pleasure
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epilouge
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n; closing section of a play or novel providing further compliment
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epiphany
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n; an appearance of a supernatural being
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epitaph
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n; an inscription on a monument, in honor or memory of a dead person
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epitome
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n; a part that is typical of the whole
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equinox
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n; precise time when the day and night everywhere is of equal length
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equivocate
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v; to be purposely ambiguous
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eschew
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v; to escape from; to avoid
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estranged
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adj; kept at a distance; alienated
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ethreal
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adj; 1. very light;airy; 2.heavenly; not earthly
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