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40 Cards in this Set
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dreg
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n. sediment n. worthless remains
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document
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vb. provide written evidence
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diversity
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n. variety n. lack of ressemblance
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dour
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adj. sullen adj. stubborn
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dross
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vb. talk dully vb. buzz or murmur like a bee
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dubious
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adj. doubtful
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drudgery
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n. menial work
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droll
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adj. strange and amusing
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duenna
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n. attendant of young female n. chaperone
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divers
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adj. several adj. differing
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dotage
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n. senility
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diurnal
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adj. daily
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divulge
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vb. reveal
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doughty
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adj. ocurageous
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distortion
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n. twisting out of shape
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diva
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n. operatic singer n.prima donna
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doldrums
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n. blues n. lack of energy n. slack period
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distend
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vb. expand vb. swell out
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divination
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n. forseeing the future with aid of magic
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dormant
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ad.j sleeping adj. having no energy adj. temporarily resting
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distraught
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adj. upset adj. distracted by uneasiness
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doggerel
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n. poor verse
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divest
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vb. strip vb. deprive
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drone
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n. idle person n. male bee
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dulcet
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adj. sweet sounding
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dorsal
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adj. relating to the back of an animal
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domicile
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n. home
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dolt
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n. stupid pearson
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docile
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adj. obedient adj. easily managed
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doddering
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adj. shaky adj. week from old age
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docket
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n. program as for trial n. book where such entries are made
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dolorous
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adj. sorrowful
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dowdy
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adj. sloppy adj. untidy
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doff
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vb. take off
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dogmatic
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adj. positive adj. done at random
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duplicity
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n. double-dealing n. hypocrisy
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distrait
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adj. preoccupied
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diverse
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adj. differing in some characteristics
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diverge
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vb. vary vb. go in different directions from the same point
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douse
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vb. plunge into water vb. drench vb. extinguish
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