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160 Cards in this Set
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dainty
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delicate, sweet
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daunt
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to discourage, intimidate
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dearth
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lack, scarcity, insufficiency
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debase
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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debauch
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to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge
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debilitate
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to weaken, enfeeble
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debunk
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to discredit, disprove
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debutante
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young woman making debut in high society
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decapitate
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to behead
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decathlon
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athletic contest with ten events
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deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
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declivity
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downward slope
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decorous
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proper, tasteful, socially correct
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decorum
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proper behavior, etiquette
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decry
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to belittle, openly condemn
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deface
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to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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defamatory
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slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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defendant
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person required to answer a legal action or suit
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deferential
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respectful and polite in a submissive way
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deferential
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respectful and polite in a submissive way
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defile
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to dirty, spoil; to disgrace, dishonor
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definitive
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clear-cut, explicit or decisive
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deflation
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decrease, depreciation
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deform
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to disfigure, distort
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deft
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skillful, dexterous
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defunct
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no longer existing, dead, extinct
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delectable
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appetizing, delicious
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delegate
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to give powers to another
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deleterious
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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delineation
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depiction, representation
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delta
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tidal deposit at the mouth of a river
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deluge
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flood
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deluge (v)
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to submerge, overwhelm
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demagogue
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leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice
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demarcation
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borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction
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demean
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to degrade, humiliate, humble
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demographics
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data relating to study of human population
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demote
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to reduce to a lower grade or rank
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demotion
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lowering in rank or grade
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demur
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to express doubts or objections
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demystify
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to remove mystery from, clarify
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denigrate
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to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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denounce
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to accuse, blame
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denude
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to make bare, uncover, undress
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denunciation
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public condemnation
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depict
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to describe, represent
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deplete
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to use up, exhaust
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deplore
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to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly
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deploy
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to spread out strategically over an area
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depose
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to remove from a high position, as from a throne
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depravity
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sinfulness, moral corruption
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deprecate
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to belittle, disparage
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depreciate
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to lose value gradually
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deride
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to mock, ridicule, make fun of
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derivative
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copied or adapted; not original
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derive
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to originate; take from a certain source
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derogate
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to belittle, disparage
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desecrate
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to abuse something sacred
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desiccate
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to dry completely; dehydrate
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desist
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to stop doing something
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despondent
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feeling discouraged and dejected
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despot
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tyrannical ruler
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destitute
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very poor, poverty-striken
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desultory
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at random, rambling, unmethodical
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deter
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to discourage; prevent from happening
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determinate
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having defined limits; conclusive
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detrimental
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causing harm or injury
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deviate
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to stray, wander
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deviation
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departure, exception, anomaly
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devoid
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totally lacking
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devout
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deeply religious
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dexterous
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skilled physically or mentally
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diabolical
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fiendish; wicked
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dialect
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regional style of speaking
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through; delicate
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diatribe
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bitter verbal attack
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dichotomy
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division into two parts
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dictum
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authoritative statement; popular saying
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didactic
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excessively instructive
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differentiate
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to distinguish between two items
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diffidence
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shyness, lack of confidence
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diffract
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to cause to separate into parts, especially light
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diffuse
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widely spread out
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digress
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to turn aside; to stray from the main point
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dilapidated
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in disrepair, run down, neglected
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dilate
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to enlarge, swell, extend
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dilatory
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slow, tending to delay
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diluvial
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relating to a flood
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diminutive
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small
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diplomacy
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discretion, tact
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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disaffected
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discontented and disloyal
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disarray
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clutter, disorder
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disband
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to break up
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disbar
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to expel from legal profession
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disburse
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to pay out
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discern
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to perceive something obscure
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disclaim
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to deny, disavow
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disclose
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to confess, divulge
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disconcerting
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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
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discordant
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harsh-sounding, badly out of tune
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discredit
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to dishonor or disgrace
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discredited
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disbelieved, discounted; disgraced, dishonored
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discrepancy
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difference between
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discretionary
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subject to one's own judgment
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discursive
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wandering from topic to topic
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disdain
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to regard with scorn and contempt
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disdainful
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contemptuous, scornful
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disengaged
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disconnected, disassociated
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disgorge
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to vomit, discharge violently
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disheveled
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untidy, disarranged, unkempt
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disinclined
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averse, unwilling, lacking desire
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disparage
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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
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disparate
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dissimilar, different in kind
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disparity
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contrast, dissimilarity
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dispassionate
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free from emotion; impartial, unbiased
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dispel
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to drive out or scatter
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dispense
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to distribute, administer
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dispense with
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to suspend the operation of, do without
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disperse
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to break up, scatter
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dispirit
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to dishearten, make dejected
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disrepute
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disgrace, dishonor
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dissemble
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to pretend, disguise one's motives
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disseminate
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to spread far and wide
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dissension
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difference of opinion
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dissipate
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to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess
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dissociate
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to separate; remove from an association
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dissonant
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harsh and unpleasant sounding
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dissuade
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to persuade someone to alter original intentions
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distend
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to swell, inflate, bloat
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distraught
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very worried and distressed
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distrust
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disbelief and suspicion
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dither
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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
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diurnal
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daily
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divine (v)
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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divisive
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creating disunity or conflict
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docile
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tame, willing to be taught
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doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories
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dogmatic
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rigiedly fixed in opinion, opinionated
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doleful
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sad, mournful
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dolt
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idiot, dimwit, foolish person
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domineer (v)
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to rule over something in a tyrannical way
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donor
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benefactor, contributor
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dormant
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at rest, inactive, in suspended animation
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dotard
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senile old person
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doting
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excessively fond, loving to excess
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dour
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sullen and gloomy; stern and severe
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dowry
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money or property given by a bride to her husband
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draft (v)
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to plan, outline; to recruit, conscript
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drivel
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stupid talk, slobber
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droll
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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dross
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waste produced during metal smelting; garbage
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dulcet
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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dupe (v)
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to deceive, trick
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dupe (n)
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fool, pawn
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duplicity
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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
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durability
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strength, sturdiness
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duration
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period of time that something lasts
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duress
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threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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