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22 Cards in this Set
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disinclination
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n. unwillingness
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disingenuous
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adj. not naive; sophisticated
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disinter
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v. dig up; unearth
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disparate
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adj. basically different; unrelated
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disport
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v. amuse
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disputatious
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adj. argumentative; fond of arguing
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disquietude
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n. uneasiness; anxiety
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disquisition
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n. a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
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dissimulate
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v. pretend; conceal by feigning
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distend
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v. expand; swell out
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distrait
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adj. absentminded
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divest
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v. strip; deprive
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doctrinaire
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adj. unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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doddering
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adj. shaky; infirm from old age
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doff
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v. take off
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doggerel
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n. poor verse
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dolorous
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adj. sorrowful
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dormer
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n. window projecting from roof
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dossier
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n. file of documents on a subject
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dotage
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n. senility
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dregs
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n. sediment; worthless residue
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dross
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n. waste matter; worthless impurities
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