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37 Cards in this Set
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dastard
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a base coward
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dead-heat
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A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner
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premise
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a proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
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dauntless
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fearless
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datum
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a premise, starting-point, or given fact.
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dearth
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Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
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debase
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To lower in character or virtue
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debonair adj
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Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
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decagon
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A figure with ten sides and ten angles
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decamp
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To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
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decapitate
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To behead
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decapod
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Ten-footed or ten-armed
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decimate
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To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
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declamation
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A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
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declamatory
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adj. A full and formal style of utterance
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decorous
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adj. Suitable for the occasion or circumstances
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decoy
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n. Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation.
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decrepit
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adj. Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
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dedication
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n. The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause.
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defalcate
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To cut off or take away, as a part of something
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defamation
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n. Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another
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defame
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v. To slander
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default
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n. The neglect or omission of a legal requirement
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defendant
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n. A person against whom a suit is brought
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default
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n. The neglect or omission of a legal requirement
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defer
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v. To delay or put off to some other time
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deference
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n. Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.
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deflect
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v. To cause to turn aside or downward.
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defraud
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v. To deprive of something dishonestly
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defray
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v. To make payment for
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degeneracy
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n. A becoming worse
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degenerate
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v. To become worse or inferior
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degradation
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n. Diminution, as of strength or magnitude
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degrade
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v. To take away honors or position from.
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deject
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v. To dishearten
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dejection
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n. Melancholy.
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delectable
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adj. Delightful to the taste or to the senses.
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