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27 Cards in this Set
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Deride
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To label as ridiculous
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Derision
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Scorn
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Derisory
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So ridicously small that it is not worth considering
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Derivative
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Not new or original
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Derive
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To get something from something
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Derogate
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To cause something to seem inferior
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Descendant
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A person who is related to somebody who lived long time ago
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Desecrate
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To spoil something holy,
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Desiccate
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To remove all the moisture from food for preservation
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Desolate
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Empty of people
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Despondent
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Without Hope
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Despot
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A rule with unlimited powers
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Despotic
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Of or like a despot
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Desultory
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Unplanned and disorganized
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Deter
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To make someone not want to do something
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Deteriorate
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To become worse
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Detest
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To hate
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Detractor
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Someone who criticizes something
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Deviate
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To do something which is different for the usual way of behaving
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Devious
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Cunning
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Diabolic
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Extremely bad
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Diatribe
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Lengthy and bitter attack in words
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Dichotomous
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Entirely different
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Dicate
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To tell or order somebody to do something
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Dictator
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A ruler who has totla power in a country
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Dictatorial
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Of a dictator
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Didactic
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Meant to teach a moral lesson
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