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39 Cards in this Set
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desultory
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aimless; disconnected; rambling; haphazard
"De salt, Uri!" |
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deter
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to prevent or discourage from happening
deter the dieter from eating |
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devastate
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to ruin by violent action
devastated de vast state |
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devoid
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completely lacking; void; empty; without
Avoid swimming pools devoid of water |
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diabolical
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fiendish; devilish; nastily scheming
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diaphanous
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translucent; gossamer
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discord
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lack of harmony
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disparage
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to belittle; to reduce in esteem
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distraught
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anxious; worried; distressed
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divers
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several
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doleful
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sad; mournful
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ebullient
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bubbly; overflowing with excitement
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edify
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to enlighten; to educate
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educe
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to elicit
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effete
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tired; barren; decadent
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emaciated
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excessively thin; weak
space he ate |
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epitaph
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memorial text carved on a tombstone
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epitome
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something that perfectly represents an entire class of things; embodiment
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equestrian
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pertaining to horsemanship; on horseback
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equipoise
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equality; balance; equilibrium
equi = equal. poise = balance |
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equivocal
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capable of two interpretations; ambiguous
giving equal voice to two sides equal + voice |
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erode
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to diminish or destroy by small amounts
a road erodes |
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esoteric
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known only by a few people
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eulogy
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praiseful speech at a funeral
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exact
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to demand
exacted from the colonists taxes |
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exhume
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to remove from a grave; disinter
out of + earth, dirt |
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate attention
exigent that I find a sexy gent |
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facetious
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joking or jesting
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fastidious
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careful about details; impossible to satisfy
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fatuous
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inane; foolish; fatheaded
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fawning
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groveling; overly admiring
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fecund
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fertile
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fetid
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smelly
fetid feet that smell of feta cheese |
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filch
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to steal
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flagrant
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deliberately conspicuous; glaring
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foible
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weakness, flaw
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foment
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to stir up; agitate; incite
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forbearance
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patience
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formication
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spontaneous abnormal sensation of ants or other insects running over the skin
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