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31 Cards in this Set
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Decorum |
Good taste in conduct or appearance |
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Deference |
Respect and honor due to a superior or elder |
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Deliberately |
In an unhurried and thoughtful manner |
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Deliverance |
Rescue from danger |
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Demeanor |
Behavior |
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Depose |
To remove from rule |
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Deposition |
A written statement by a witness |
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Derision |
Harsh ridicule or mockery; scorn |
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Despotism |
Government by a ruler with unlimited power |
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Detatched |
Reserved; aloof |
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Dilapidated |
In a state of disrepair; rundown |
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Disapprobation |
Disapproval |
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Discern |
To perceive or recognize something |
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Dissembling |
Disguising the truth about something |
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Dominion |
Control; authority over |
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Dwindle |
To become steadily less; to shrink |
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Effrontery |
Disrespectful and insulting boldness |
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Embody |
To represent in human form |
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Embroidered |
Decorated with stitched designs |
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Encroach |
To take over the possessions or rights of another |
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Enmity |
Hostility; hatred |
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Enterprising |
Possessing imagination and initiative |
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Entreaty |
Plea |
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Epithet |
An abusive word or phrase |
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Equanimity |
Evenness of temper,especially under stress |
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Equivocal |
Ambiguous |
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Eradicate |
To destroy completely |
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Esteem |
To set a high value on |
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Estrangement |
Separation ; alienation |
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Excruciatingly |
In a way that causes great pain or distress |
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Exhilaration |
A feeling of high spirits or lively joy |
