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40 Cards in this Set
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decrepit
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adj. worn out by age
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deft
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adj. neat adj. skillful
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demean
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vb. degrade vb. humiliate
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decry
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vb. debase
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declivity
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n. downward slope
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deign
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vb. condescend
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deflect
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vb. turn aside
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definitive
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adj. final adj. complete
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decorous
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adj. proper
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defalcate
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vb. misuse money held in trust
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delectable
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adj. delightful adj. delicious
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defection
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n. desertion
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defmatation
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n. harming a person's reputation
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delusive
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adj. deceptive adj. raising vain hopes
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decomposition
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n. decay
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decollete
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adj. having a low-necked dress
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deleterious
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adj. harmful
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delete
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vb. erase vb. strike out
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decimate
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vb. kill, usually one out of ten
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delusion
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n. false belief n. hallucination
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default
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n. failure to do
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decrepitude
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n. state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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deliquescent
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adj. capable of absorbing moisture from the air and becoming liquid
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decoy
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n. lure or bait
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delude
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vb. deceive
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defeatist
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adj. attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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defile
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vb. pollute vb. contaminate
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deference
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n. courteous regard to another's wish
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defunct
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adj. dead adj. no longer in use or existence
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decapitate
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vb. behead
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deciduous
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adj. falling off as of leaves
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demagogue
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n. person who appeals to people's prejudice n. false leader of people
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decipher
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vb. decode
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degraded
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adj. lowered in rank adj. debased
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deify
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vb. turn into a god vb. idolize
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delirium
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n. mental disorder marked by confusion
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demeanor
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n. behavior n. bearing
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delineation
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n. portrayal
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deducible
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adj. derived by reasoning
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defray
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vb. pay the costs of
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