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74 Cards in this Set
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dichotomy
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branching into 2 parts
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two cut
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didactic
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teaching
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diffidence
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shyness
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shy people go the "different" dance
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digression
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wandering from the subject
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dire
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disasterous
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discerning
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having insight
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disclose
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to reveal
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discordant
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inharmonious
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discriminating
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able to see differences
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d
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discursive
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rambling
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discussing a lot
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disparage
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to criticize harshly
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disdain
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to dislike strongly
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disparity
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difference
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not a paior
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dispel
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to cause to vanish
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disputatious
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argumentative
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disseminate
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to scatter
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disset
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to disagree
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dissonance
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lack of harmony
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distend
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to expand
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diurnal
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daily
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divest
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to deprive
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dogmatic
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arrogant in supporting something
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dynamic
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continuously changing/activity
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dubious
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doubtful
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dupliity
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deceptiveness
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ebb
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to lessen
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ebullient
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showing excitement
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eclectic
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selective in choosing from a variety of sources
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efface
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to erase
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efferescent
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bubbly and excited
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elicit
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to draw out by discussion
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elusive
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hard to grasp
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endemic
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characteristic among a specific group of people
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engender
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to produce
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enigma
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puzzle
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enmity
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hatred
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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equanimity
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calmness
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equivocal
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capable of at least two interpretations; ambiguous
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erroneous
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mistaken
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erudite
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scholarly
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esoteric
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known only to a particular group
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espouse
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to supposrt
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exacerbate
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to worsen
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exalt
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to raise in rank or dignity
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exculpate
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to clear from blame
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exhaustive
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thorough
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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expedient
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practical
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expedite
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to speed up
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extol
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to praise
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extricate
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to free
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fallacious
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misleading
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fallow
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uncultivated (as in land)
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fastidious
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difficult to please
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fervor
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intensity of emotion
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fetter
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to chain
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fickle
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changeable
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fidelity
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loyalty
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firebrand
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troublemaker
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fitful
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irregular
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flaccid
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flabby
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flagrant
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shockingly bad
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flippancy
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lack of seriousness
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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fluke
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unlikely occurence
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foible
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weakness
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formidable
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threatening
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foruitous
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by chance
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fracas
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brawl
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fradulent
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deceitful
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fraught
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filled
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frivolity
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lack of seriousness
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furtive
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sneaky
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