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60 Cards in this Set
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Disdain
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to regard with scorn and contempt
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Disgorge
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to vomit, discharge violently
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Disheveled
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untidy, disarranged, unkempt
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Disparage
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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
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Disparate
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dissimilar, different in kind
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Dispassionate
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free from emotion, impartial, unbiased
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Dispel
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to drive out or scatter
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Dispense
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to distribute, administer
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Disperse
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to break up, scatter
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Dispirit
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to dishearten, make dejected
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Disrepute
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disgrace, dishonor
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Dissemble
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to pretend, disguise one's motives
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Disseminate
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to spread far and wide
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Dissipate
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to scatter, to pursue pleasure to excess
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Dissuade
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to persuade someone to alter original intentions
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Distraught
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very worried and distressed
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Dither
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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Diurnal
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daily
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Divine
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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Divisive
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creating disunity or conflict
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Docile
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tame, willing to be taught
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Doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories
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Dogmatic
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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated
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Doleful
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sad, mournful
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Dormant
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at rest, inactive, in suspended animation
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Doting
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excessively fond, loving to excess
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Dour
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sullen and gloomy, stern and severe
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Drivel
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stupid talk, slobber
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Droll
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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Dulcet
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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Dupe
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to deceive, trick, a fool or pawn
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Duplicity
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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
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Dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable
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Ebb
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to fade away, recede
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Ebullent
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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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Eclectic
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selecting from various sources
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Ecstatic
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joyful
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Edict
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law, command, official public order
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Edifice
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building
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Edify
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to instruct morally and spiritually
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Efface
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to erase or make illegible
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Effervescent
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bubbly, lively
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Effigy
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stuffed doll, likeness of a person
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Effrontary
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impudent boldness, audacity
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Effulgent
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brilliantly shining
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Effusive
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expressing emotion without restraint
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Egocentric
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acting as if things are centered around oneself
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Egregious
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conspicuously bad
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Elation
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exhilaration, joy
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Elegy
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mournful poem
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Elicit
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to draw out, provoke
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Eloquence
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fluent and effective speech
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Emaciated
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skinny, scrawny, gaunt, especially from hunger
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Emancipate
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to set free, liberate
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Embellish
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to ornament, make attractive with decoration or details, add details to a statement
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Embezzle
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to steal money in violation of a trust
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Eminent
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celebrated, distinguished, outstanding , towering
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Emollient
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having soothing qualities, especially for skin
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Empathy
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identification with another's feelings
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Emulate
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to copy, imitate
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