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45 Cards in this Set
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detraction
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slandering; aspersion
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devious
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roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
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devise
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think up; invent; plan
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devoid
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lacking
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devotee
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enthusiastic follower
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devout
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pious
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dexterous
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skillful
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diabolical
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devilish
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diagnosis
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art of identifying a disease; analysis of a condition.
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dialectical
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adj. relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal.
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diaphanous
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adj. sheer; transparent.
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diatribe
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bitter scolding; invective.
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dichotomy
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split; branching into two parts
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dictum
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authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
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didactic
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teaching; instructional.
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digression
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wandering away from the subject.
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dilapidated
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ruined because of neglect.
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dilate
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expand.
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dilatory
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delaying
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dilettante
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aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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din
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continued loud noise
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dinghy
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small ship's boat
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dingy
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dull; not fresh; cheerless
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dint
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means; effort
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diorama
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life size three dimensional scene from nature of history.
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dire
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disastrous.
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dirge
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lament with music
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disabuse
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correct a false impression; undeceive
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disband
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dissolve; disperse
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disburse
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pay out.
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discernible
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distinguishable; perceivable
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discombobulated
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confused; discomposed.
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discomfit
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put to rout; defeat; disconcert.
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discomposure
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agitation; loss of poise
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disconcert
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confuse; upset; embarrass.
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disconsolate
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sad
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discord
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conflict; lack of harmony
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency; difference.
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discretion
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prudence; ability to adfust actions to circumstances.
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discursive
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digressing; rambling.
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disembark
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go ashore; unload cargo from a ship.
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disenfranchise
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deprive of a civil right
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disfigure
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mar in beauty; spoil.
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disgorge
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surrender something; eject; vomit.
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disgruntle
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make discontented.
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