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136 Cards in this Set
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dainty
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delicate, sweet
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debase
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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decapitate
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to behead
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deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
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declivity
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downward slope
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decry
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to belittle, condemn, or criticize openly
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decorous
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proper, tasteful, socially correct
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deface
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to mar the apprearance of, vandalize
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defamatory
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slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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defile
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to dirty, spoil, impure; to disgrace, dishonor
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deflation
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decrease, depreciation
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deft
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skillful, dexterous
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deleterious
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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deluge
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flood; to submerge, overwhelm
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demagogue
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leader (usually appeals to emotion or prejudice)
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demarcation
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borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction
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demean
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to degrade, humiliate, humble
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demotion
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lowering in rank or grade
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demur
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to express doubts or objections
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denigrate
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to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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denunciation
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public condemnation
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deploy
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to spread out strategically over an area
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depose
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to remove from a high position, as from a throne
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depreciate
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to lose value gradually
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derogate
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to belittle, disparage
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desiccate
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to dry completely, dehydrate
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desist
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to stop doing something
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destitute
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very poor, poverty-striken
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desultory
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at random, rambling, unmethodical
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devoid
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totally lacking
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devout
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deeply religious
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dexterous
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skilled physically or mentally
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diabolical
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wicked
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through; delicate; light, airy, transparent
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diatribe
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bitter verbal attack
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dictum
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authoritative statement; popular saying
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dilapidated
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in disrepair, run down, neglected
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dilatory
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slow, tending to delay
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disarray
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clutter, disorder
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disconcerting
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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
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disgorge
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to vomit, discharge violently
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disinclined
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averse, unwilling, lacking desire
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disparate
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dissimilar, different in kind
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dispense with
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to suspend the operation of, do without
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disrepute
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disgrace, dishonor
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dissemble
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to pretend, disguise one's motives; to conceal, fake
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dissociate
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to separate; remove from an association
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distend
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to swell, inflate, bloat
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distraught
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very worried and distressed
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dither
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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose; to be indecisive
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diurnal
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daily
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divine
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to foretell or known by inspiration
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docile
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tame, willing to be taught
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doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories
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doleful
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sad, mournful
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dolt
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idiot, dimwit, foolish person
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domineer
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to rule over something in a tyrannical way
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dotard
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senile old person
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dour
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sullen and gloomy; stern and severe
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dowry
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money or property given by a bride to her husband
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dross
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waste produced during metal smelting; garbage
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dulcet
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pleasant sounding; soothing to the ear
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dupe
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do deceive, trick; fool, pawn
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duress
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threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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demure
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quiet, modest, reserved
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deprecate
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to belittle, depreciate, express disapproval of, protest against
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deride
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to laugh at mockingly, scorn, ridicule
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desecrate
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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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diffident
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shy quiet modest
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discursive
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digressing, rambling, lacking order
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daunt
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indimidate; frighten
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
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debilitate
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weaken; enfeeble
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debunk
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expose something as nonsensical or false
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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defame
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harm someone's reputation; malign
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance
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degenerate
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become worse; deteriorate
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degrade
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lower in rank or dignity; debase
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deliberate
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consider; ponder
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delineate
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portray; depict; sketch
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denounce
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condemn; criticize
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deny
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contradict; refuse
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depict
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portray; describe
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deplore
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regret strongly; express grief over
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depravity
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corruption; wickedness
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derivative
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unoriginal; derived from another source
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despondent
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depressed; gloomy
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despot
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tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler
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detached
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emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent
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deterrent
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something that discourages; hindrance
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detrimental
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harmful; damaging
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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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didactic
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teaching; instructional
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diffuse
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wordy; rambling; spread out
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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diligence
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steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
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diminution
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lessening; reduction in size
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disband
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dissolve; disperse
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant; having insight
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disclose
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reveal
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discordant
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not harmonious; conflicting
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discount
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disregard
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discredit
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defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency; difference
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discriminating
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able to see differences; prejudiced
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disdain
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view with scorn or contempt
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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dismantle
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take apart
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dismiss
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put away from consideration; reject
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disparage
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belittle
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disparity
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difference; condition of inequality
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial
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dispel
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drive away; scatter; cause to vanish
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disperse
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cause to break up; scatter
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disputatious
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argumentative; fond of arguing
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disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter
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dissent
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disagree
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dissipate
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squander; waste; scatter
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dissuade
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advise against
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distant
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reserved or aloof; cold in manner
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divergent
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differing; deviating
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diverse
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differing in some characteristics; various
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divulge
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reveal
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doctrine
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teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, and so on) taught
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document
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provide written evidence
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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dormant
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sleeping; lethargic; latent
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dubious
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doubtful; questionable
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duplicity
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double-dealing; hypocrisy
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duration
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length of time something lasts
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dutiful
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respectful; obedient
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