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20 Cards in this Set
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daunting
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difficult, seemingly impossible
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debilitate
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to make weak
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decorous
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proper, polite, well-mannered
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decry
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degrade, humiliate
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defunct
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nolonger functioning or existing
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demonsfrative
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characterized by the open expression of emotion
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denigrate
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to put downverbally,criticize
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deride
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mock, scoff at, heapscorn upon
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destitute
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extremely poor
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detractor
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one who does not support something
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devious
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sneaky, tricky
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digress
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to stray away from a main topic in writing or speaking
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dilettante
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one who takes up something for amusement, dabbler
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diligent
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hard-working
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diminuitive
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small, tiny
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disavow
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to deny knowledge of or responsibility for something
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discern
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distunguish or detect
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discerning
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observant, having an awareness of
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discretion
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cautiousness, having good judgement
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disdain
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scorn, treat with contempt, despise
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