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93 Cards in this Set
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dais
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platform
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dale
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valley
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dally
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to waste time
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dank
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chilly and wet
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dappled
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spotted
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dastardly
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shameful
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daub
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to smear
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daunt
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to discourage
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dawdle
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to waste time
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de facto
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in fact
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deadlock
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tie
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dearth
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scarcity
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debacle
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complete failure
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debauch
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to corrupt
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debilitate
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to weaken
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debonair
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pleasant
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debris
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rubble
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debauch
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to corrupt
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debut
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first public appearance
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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decant
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to pour off
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decapitate
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to behead
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decelerate
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to slow down
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deciduous
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not permanent; passing
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decipher
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decode
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declaim
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to speak dramatically
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declivity
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downward slope
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decompose
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to decay
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decorum
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appropriate social behavior
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decoy
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person or thing that entices or lures, as into danger
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decrepit
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broken down by age or disease
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decry
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to speak out against
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deduce
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to infer
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deem
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to judge
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defalcate
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to misuse funds
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defamatory
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damaging another's reputation with false remarks
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default
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to fail to pay a debt or to perform a task
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defection
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desertion
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defer
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to postpone
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deference
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respect
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defile
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to pollute
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definitive
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comprehensive
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deflect
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to bend
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defoliate
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to strip of leaves
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defray
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pay the cost of
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deft
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skillful
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defunct
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no longer in existence
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degrade
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to lower in degree or quality
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deify
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to idolize
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deign
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to lower oneself before an inferior
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delectable
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delicious
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delete
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to leave out
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deleterious
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harmful
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delirium
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wild excitement
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delineate
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to describe
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delude
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to deceive
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deluge
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a rush
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delve
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to search
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demagogue
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popular leader who appeals to the emotions
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demean
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to degrade
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demeanor
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behavior
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demented
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deranged
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demigod
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person who is partly a god and partly human
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demise
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death
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demography
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study of population trends
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demolish
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to tear down
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demoralize
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to discourage
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demur
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to object
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demure
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shy
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denigrate
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to ruin reputation of
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denizen
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occupant
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denomination
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name or designation for a class of persons, such as a religious group
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denouement
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outcome
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denounce
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to publicly condemn
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depict
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to portray
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depilate
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to remove hair from
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deplete
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to use up gradually
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deplore
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to regret
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deploy
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to place troops in position
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depose
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to remove from office
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depraved
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sinful
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deprecate
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to disapprove of
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depreciate
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to lessen in value
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deranged
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insane
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derelict
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abandoned; negligent
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deride
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to redicule
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derision
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redicule
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dermatology
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study of skin diseases
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derogatory
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belittling
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descry
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to discover
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desecrate
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to damage a holy place
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desiccate
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to dry up
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desist
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to cease or stop
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