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15 Cards in this Set
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Contrive
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v. to devise, plan or manage; to form in an artistic manner
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Convalescence
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n. gradual recovery after an illness
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Cull
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v. to select, weed out
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Cursory
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adj. hastily done, superficial
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Dauntless
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adj. fearless
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Defer
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v. to delay; to delegate to another
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Degrade
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v. to lower in rank or status
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Dejection
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n. a state of depression or melancholy
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Delineate
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v. to depict
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Denote
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v. to indicate; to make known; to stand for
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Depraved
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v. to make morally bad or evil, to corrupt
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Derange
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v. to throw into disorder, disarrange
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Derive
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v. to obtain from a source
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Desolation
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n. a barren wasteland; sadness, loneliness
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Despond
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v. to become disheartened or discouraged
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