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31 Cards in this Set
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dais
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raised platform
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daunt
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to intimidate, frighten
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dearth
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scarcity
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debase
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lower in quality or value
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decoy
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lure or bait
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delude
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to decieve
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demur
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to object mildly
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demure
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reserved modest
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deplete
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to lessen the supply or content of
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depraved
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morally corrupt, debased, perverted
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deranged
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having a severe mental disorder, being insane
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derogate
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to detract, to take away
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descry
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to discerm, to catch sight of something that is difficult to catch sight of
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desultory
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aimless disconnected rambling haphazard
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deter
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to prevent or discourage from happenening
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to ruin by violent action
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devastate
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devoid
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completely lacking, void, empty, without
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dexterous
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adroit or skillfull in the use of hands or body
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diabolical
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fiendish devilish, nastily schemeing
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discern
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to detect by the use of the sense
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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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disseminate
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to dispense objects such as seeds newspapers to distribute
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distraught
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anxious worried distressed
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several
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diverse
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diverse
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distinct varied differing
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doleful
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sad mournful
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drastic
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severe
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dynamic
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energetic, vigorous, forceful
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diaphanous
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translucent, gossamer
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defenestration
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act of throwing something out of the window
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