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30 Cards in this Set
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Curmudgeon; noun
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cranky person
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Cursory; adj
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hastily done, superficial
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Daunt; verb
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to discourage; to intimidate
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Debase; verb
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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Debilitate; verb
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to weaken, enfeeble
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Debunk; verb
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to discredit; to disprove
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Deciduous; adj
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losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
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Declivity; noun
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downward slope
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Decorous; adj
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proper, tasteful, socially correct
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Decry; verb
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to belittle; to openly condemn
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Deferential; adj
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respectful; and polite in a submissive way
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Deft; adj
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skillful, dexterous
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Deleterious; adj
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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Delineation; noun
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depiction, representation
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Deluge; verb
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to submerge, overwhelm; to flood
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Demur; verb
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to express doubts or objections
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Denigrate; verb
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to slur someone's reputation
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Depose; verb
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to remove from a high position, as from a throne
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Depravity; noun
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sinfulness, moral corruption
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Deprecate; verb
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to belittle; to disparage
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Depreciate; verb
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to lose value gradually
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Derogate; verb
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to belittle; to disparage
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Desecrate; verb
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to abuse something sacred
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Desiccate; verb
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to dry completely, dehydrate
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Despondent; adj
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discouraged, dejected
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Despot; noun
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tyrannical ruler
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Destitute; adj
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very poor, poverty-stricken
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Desultory; adj
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at random, rambling, unmethodical
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Dexterous; adj
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skilled physically or mentally
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Diabolical; adj
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fiendish, wicked
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