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20 Cards in this Set
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dabble
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V. work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around
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daunt
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V. intimidate; frighten
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dawdle*
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V. loiter; waste time
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dearth*
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N. scarcity
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debase
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V. reduce in quantity or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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debilitate*
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V. weaken; enfeeble
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decadence
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N. decay or decline, especially moral; self-indulgence
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decipher
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V. decode
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decorous*
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ADJ. proper
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decoy
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N. lure or bait
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decry*
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V. express strong disapproval of; disparage
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deducible
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ADJ. derived by reasoning
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deface
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V. mar; disfigure
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defamation*
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N. harming a person's reputation
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defeatist
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ADJ. attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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deference*
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N. courteous regard for another's wishes
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defiance*
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N. opposition; willingness to resist
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definitive
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ADJ. final; complete
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defrock
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V. strip a priest or minister of church authority
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defunct
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ADJ. dead; no longer in use or existence
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