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57 Cards in this Set
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failure to do what is required
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deference
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act of respect, respect for another's wishes
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defile
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befoul, make profane
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defunct
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dead, no longer functioning
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deify
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to make as a god
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deign
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condescend
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de jure
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according to law
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delectable
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delightful
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delete
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strike out, erase
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deleterious
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injurious, harmful
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delineate
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mark off the boundary of
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demagogue
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leader who uses mob passions
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demean
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degrade, debase
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demesne
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possession of land
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demur
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hesitate, object
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demure
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serious, sober
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denizen
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inhabitant, dweller
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deposition
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written testimony taken outside court
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depraved
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sordid, corrupt
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deprecate
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detract from
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depreciate
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lessen in value
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depredation
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ravaging, plundering
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deranged
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insane, disordered
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derelict
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a wreck, a thing or person abandoned as worthless
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deride
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mock, laugh at
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derogatory
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disparaging
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descry
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spy out, discover by eye
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desecrate
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violate, profane
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despicable
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contemptible
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despoil
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plunder
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despot
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an absolute ruler
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destitute
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in extreme want
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desultory
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jumping around, aimless
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deterrent
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a thing that discourages
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detonate
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to explode
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detract
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take away a part, lessen
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detriment
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a thing which damages or harms
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deviate
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stray, turn aside from
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devise
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contrive, invent
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devolve
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be transferred, be handed down
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dexterity
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quickness, skill and ease in some act
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diabolic
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devilish, fiendish
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diadem
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a crown, regal power
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diaphanous
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almost transparent, sheer
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dichotomy
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division into two parts, often opposed
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dictum
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an authoritative statement
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didactic
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instructive, intended to teach.
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diffidence
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timidity, humility
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diffuse
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to spread out, scatter widely
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digress
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wander from the subject
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dilapidated
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in disrepair, partial ruin
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dilate
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expand
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dilatory
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delaying action
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dilemma
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choice of two unpleasant alternatives, a problem
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dilettante
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a dabbler, or aimless follower of the fine arts
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diluvial
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pertaining to a flood
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diminution
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reduction in size, lessening
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