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28 Cards in this Set
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dawdle
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to waist time with ideal lingering
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deadlock
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standoff caused by opposition of two conflicting forces
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dearth
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scarcity lack
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debris
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charred or spoiled remains of something that has been distorted
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decade
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period of ten years
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decent
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deception of tricky falseness
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deceive
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to delude or mislead
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declamation
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exercise in speech giving; attack or protest
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deficient
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deceive, insufficient, or inadequate
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dehydrate
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to remove water from
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deject
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to depress or make sad
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delude
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to deceive or mislead
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deluge
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(n) flood, large overflowing of water, too much of anything
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demote
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to reduce to a lower grade or class
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deplore
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to regard as deeply regrettable and hateful
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desolation
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condition of being deserted or distroyed
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despicable
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deserving contempt
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despondent
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in a state of depression
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destitute
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bereft (of something) without or left without (something) poor
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devastated
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to lay waist, make desolate; to overwhelm
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devotee
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someone passionately devoted
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devout
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deeply religious
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dexterity
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the skill in using the hands or body, agility, cleverness
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diminish
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to become or make smaller in size, number, or degree
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din
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loud, confused noise
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dingy
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dark or drab in color, dirty, shabby, squalid
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diplomatic
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tactful; skilled in the art of conducting negotiations and other relations between nations
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disclaim
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to deny ownership or association with
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