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38 Cards in this Set
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discord
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lack of agreement
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cord is together so discord...--the discord emanating from the classroom was unbearable, as non of the students knew how to play their musical instruments
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disparage
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to criticize or speak disrespectfully about
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DIS____, RAGE-what do u do against someone u have rage...George loved to disparage his brothers dancing
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dispel
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to drive out
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Dans heroic rescure of the family from the flames dispelled any doubts that he could be a good fireman
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disputant
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one in an argument
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dispute...when the boys were fighting Joe went over and separated the disputants
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disseminate
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to spread far and wide
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the wire service disseminates information so rapidly that events seem to get reported before they happen
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derelict
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neglectful of ones obligations
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Dereks father scolded him for being derelict in his chores
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delineate
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depict, describe
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the coach delineated teh team strategy to the reporters before the game
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didactic
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bossy
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like dictator, the father was didactic with his children
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discern
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clarify
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it is easy to discern to differences between margarine and butter
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dilatory
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slow
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DI is LATe OR whY
why is she late |
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demean
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humiliate
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deaMEAN<br />
a mean person does this to someone |
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deferment
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delaying
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DEFER- go against
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deliberation
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careful consideration
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her deliberation about sneaking out led her to decide it was a bad plan
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debunk
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to show how somethings wrong
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BUNK always shows things right...so DEBUNK is to show...
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debacle
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failure
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tackle is to succeed
as debacle is to ... |
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debilitating
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impairing to the strength
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controversial
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creating a heated dispute
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confound
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to baffle; perplex
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contemptuous
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scornful
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convergence
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when seperate elements join together
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conformity
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similar in form or character
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crude
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natural, offensive
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alacrity
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eagerness or speed
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adept
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very skilled
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amalgamation
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consolidation of smaller parts
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anachronistic
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from the wrong time period
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astute
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having good judgement
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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autonomous
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seperate
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augment
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to expand
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cacophony
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unpleasant noise
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censure
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to blame
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clandestine
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secretive
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concordant
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harmonious
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compulsion
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an irresistable impulse to act
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circumscribe
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to set limits on; encircle
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comprehensive
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large in scope
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concilatory
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overcoming hostility
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