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55 Cards in this Set
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diaphanous |
adj. sheer; transparent |
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dichotomy |
n. branching into two parts |
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dictum |
n. authoritative and weighty statement |
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diffidence |
n. shyness |
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diffusion |
n. wordiness; spreading in all directions lika a gas |
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digressive |
adj. wandering away from the subject |
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dilapidation |
n. ruin because of neglect |
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dilate |
v. expand |
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dilatory |
adj. delaying |
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dilemma |
n. problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
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dilettante |
n. aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler |
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diminution |
n. lessening; reduction in size |
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dint |
n. means; effort |
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dipsomaniac |
n. one who has a strong craving for intoxicating liquor |
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dire |
adj. disastrous |
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dirge |
n. lament with music |
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disavowal |
n. denial; disclaiming |
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discernible |
adj. distinguishable; perceivable |
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discerning |
adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight |
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disclaim |
v. disown; renounce claim to |
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discomfit |
v. put to rout; defeat; disconcert |
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disconcert |
v. confuse; upset; embarrass |
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disconsolate
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adj. sad |
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discordant |
adj. inharmonious; conflicting |
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discrete |
adj. separate; unconnected |
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discretion |
n. prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances |
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discursive |
adj. digressing; rambling |
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disdain |
v. treat with scorn or contempt |
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disgruntle |
v. make discontented |
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disheveled |
adj. untidy |
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disingenuous |
adj. not naive; sophisticated |
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disinterested |
adj. unprejudiced |
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disjointed |
adj disconnected |
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dismember |
v. cut into small parts |
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disparage |
v. belittle |
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disparate |
adj. basically different; unrelated |
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disparity |
n. difference; condition of inequality |
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dispersion |
n. scattering |
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dispirited |
adj. lacking in spirit |
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disport |
v. amuse |
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disputatious |
adj. argumentative; fond of argument |
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disquisition |
n. a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry |
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dissection |
n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
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dissemble |
v. disguise; pretend |
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disseminate |
v. scatter (like seeds) |
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dissertation |
n. formal essay |
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dissimulate |
v. pretend; conceal by feigning |
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dissipate |
v. squander |
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dissolute |
adj. loose in morals |
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dissonance |
n. discord |
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dissuade |
v. advise against |
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distend |
v. expand; swell out |
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distortion |
n. twisting out of shape |
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distrait |
adj. absentminded |
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distraught |
adj. upset; distracted by anxiety |
