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15 Cards in this Set
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dilatory |
adj. causing a delay: tending to be late : slow to do something |
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dilemma |
noun a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice |
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dilettante |
noun a person whose interest in an art or in an area of knowledge is not very deep or serious; a dabbler |
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discomfiture |
noun confusion; embarrassment |
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disparage |
verb to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc; to belittle |
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disparity |
noun a great difference |
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divulge |
verb to make secret information known |
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docile |
adj submissive; easy to handle |
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dogmatic |
adj expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct |
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duplicity |
noun dishonest behavior that is meant to trick someone |
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drastic |
adj radical; extreme |
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dynamic |
adj always active or changing; having or showing a lot of energy; of or relating to energy, motion, or physical force |
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effete |
adj lacking energy; exhausted; overrefined |
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efficacious |
adj effective; successful in producing desired effect |
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effigy |
noun a sculpture or model of a person |
