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169 Cards in this Set
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Derogatory |
Expressing a low opinion |
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Descant |
Discuss fully |
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Descry |
Catch sight of |
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Desecrate |
Profane; sanctity of |
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Desiccate |
Dry up |
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Desolate |
Unpopulated |
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Despise |
Look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful |
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Despoil |
Plunder |
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Despondent |
Depressed; gloomy |
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Despot |
Tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler |
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Destitute |
Extremely poor |
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Desultory |
Aimless; haphazard |
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Detached |
Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physocally unconnected |
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Detergent |
Cleansing agent |
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Determination |
Resolve; measurement or calculation; decision |
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Deterrent |
Something that discourages; hindrance |
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Detest |
To dislike |
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Detonation |
Explosion |
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Detraction |
Slandering; aspersion |
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Detrimental |
Harmful; damaging |
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Deviate |
Turn away from; depart; diverge |
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Devious |
Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward |
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Devise |
Think up; invent; plan |
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Devoid |
Lacking |
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Devotee |
Enthusiastic follower |
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Devout |
Pious |
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Dexterous |
Skillful |
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Diabolical |
Devilish |
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Diagnosis |
Art of identifying a disease; analysis of a condition |
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Dialectical |
Relating to the art of debate |
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Diaphanous |
Sheer; transparent |
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Diatribe |
Bitter scolding; invective |
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Dichotomy |
Split; branching into two parts |
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Dictum |
Authoritative and weighty statement; maxim |
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Didactic |
Teaching; instructional |
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Differentiate |
Distinguish; perceive a difference between |
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Diffidence |
Shyness |
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Diffuse |
Wordy, rambling; spread out |
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Digression |
Wandering away from the subject |
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Dilapidated |
Ruined because of neglect |
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Dilate |
Expand |
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Dilatory |
Delaying |
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Dilemma |
Problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
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Dilettante |
Aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler |
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Diligence |
Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work |
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Dilute |
Make less concentrated; reduce in strength |
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Din |
Continued loud noise |
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Dingy |
Dull; not fresh; cheerless |
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Dint |
Means; effort |
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Dire |
Disastrous |
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Dirge |
Lament with music |
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Disabuse |
Correct a false impression |
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Disaffected |
Disloyal |
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Disapprobation |
Disapproval; condemnation |
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Disarray |
A disorderly or untidy state |
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Disavowal |
Denial; disclaiming |
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Disband |
Dissolve; disperse |
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Disburse |
Pay out |
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Discerning |
Mentally quick and observant |
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Disclaim |
Disown; renounce claim to |
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Disclose |
Reveal |
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Discombobulated |
Confused; discomposed |
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Discomfit |
Put of rout; defeat; disconcert |
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Discomposure |
Agitation; loss of poise |
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Disconcert |
Confuse; upset; embarrass |
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Disconsolate |
Sad |
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Discord |
Conflict; lack of harmony |
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Discordant |
Not harmonious; conflicting |
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Discount |
Disregard |
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Discourse |
Formal discussion; conversation |
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Discredit |
Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve |
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Discrepancy |
Lack of consistency; difference |
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Discrete |
Seperate; unconnected |
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Discretion |
Prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances |
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Discriminating |
Able to see difference; prejudiced |
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Discursive |
Digressing; rambling |
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Disdain |
View with scorn or contempt |
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Disembark |
Go ashore; unload cargo from a ship |
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Disenfranchise |
Deprive of a civil right |
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Disengage |
Uncouple; seperate; disconnect |
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Disfigure |
Mar in beauty; spoil |
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Disgorge |
Surrender something; eject; vomit |
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Disgruntle |
Make discontented |
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Dishearten |
Discourage; cause to lose courage or hope |
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Disheveled |
Untidy |
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Disinclination |
Unwillingness |
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Disingenuous |
Lacking genuine candor; insincere |
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Disinter |
Dig up; unearth |
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Disinterested |
Unprejudiced |
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Disjointed |
Disconnected |
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Dislodge |
Remove forcibly |
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Dismantle |
Take apart |
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Dismay |
Discourage; frighten |
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Dismember |
Cut into small parts |
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Dismiss |
Put away from consideration; reject |
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Disown |
To deny one's own |
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Disparage |
Belittle |
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Disparate |
Basically different; unrelated |
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Disparity |
Difference; condition of inequality |
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Dispassionate |
Calm, impartial |
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Dispatch |
Speediness; prompt execution |
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Dispel |
Scatter |
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Disperse |
Scatter |
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Dispirited |
Lacking in spirit |
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Disputatious |
Argumentative |
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Disquiet |
Make uneasy or anxious |
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Disrelish |
To dislike |
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Dissection |
Analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
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Dissemble |
Disguise; pretend |
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Disseminate |
Distribute; spread; scatter |
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Dissent |
Disagree |
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Dissertation |
Formal essay |
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Dissident |
Dissenting; rebellious |
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Dissimulate |
Pretend; conceal by feigning |
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Dissipate |
Sqaunder; waste; scatter |
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Dissolute |
Loose in morals |
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Dissolution |
Breaking of a union; decay; termination |
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Dissonance |
Discord, lack of unity |
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Dissuade |
Persuade not to do; discourage |
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Distant |
Reserved or aloof; cold in manner |
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Distend |
Expand; swell out |
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Distill |
Extract the essence; purify; refine |
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Distinction |
Honor; contrast |
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Distort |
Twist out of shape |
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Distraught |
Upset; distracted by anxiety |
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Diurnal |
Daily |
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Diva |
Operatic singer; prima donna |
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Diverge |
Vary; go in different directions from the same point |
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Divergent |
Differing; deviating |
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Diverse |
Differing in some characteristic; various |
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Diversion |
Act of turning aside; pastime |
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Diversity |
Variety |
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Divest |
Strip; deprive |
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Divine |
Perceive intuitively; foresee the future |
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Divulge |
Reveal |
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Docile |
Obedient; easily managed |
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Doctrinaire |
Unable to compromise about pount of doctrine; dogmatic |
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Doctrine |
Teaching, in general; particular principle |
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Doff |
Take off |
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Dogged |
Determined; stubborn |
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Doggerel |
Poor verse |
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Dogmatic |
Opinionated; arbitrary |
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Doldrums |
Blues; listlessness; slack period |
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Doleful |
Sorrowful |
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Dolt |
Stupid person |
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Domicile |
Home |
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Domineer |
Rule over tyrannically |
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Don |
Put on |
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Doodle |
Scribble or draw aimlessly |
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Dormant |
Sleeping; lethargic |
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Dossier |
File of documents on a subject |
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Dote |
Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline |
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Douse |
Plunge into water; drench; extinguish |
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Dowdy |
Slovenly; untidy |
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Downcast |
Dishearted; sad |
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Drab |
Dull; lacking color; cheerless |
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Draconcian |
Extremely severe |
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Dregs |
Sediment; worthless residue |
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Drivel |
Nonsense; foolishness |
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Droll |
Queer and amusing |
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Drone |
Idle person; male bee |
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Dross |
Waste matter, worthless impurities |
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Drudgery |
Menial work |
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Dubious |
Questionable |
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Ductile |
Malleable; flexible |
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Dulcet |
Sweet sounding |
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Dumbfound |
Astonish |
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Dupe |
Someone easily fooled |
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Duplicity |
Double-dealing; hypocrisy |
