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150 Cards in this Set
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terse
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short
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verbose
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lots of words
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taciturn
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quiet
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effusive
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very talkative
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enigma
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mystery
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acrimony
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cruelty
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paradoxically
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oppositely
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banality
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blandness
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remonstrations
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complaints
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pejorative
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belittle
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demeaning
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lower in dignity
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jocularity
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funny/amusing
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brevity
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short/brief
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tepid
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warm (temperature)
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querulous
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argumentative
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laudatory
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praise
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prosaic
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boring
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puritanical
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very strict culture
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clandestine
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secretive
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permissive
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craziness/freeness/etc
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disenchanted
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discouraged
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apex
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top
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antithesis
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going against something
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subversive
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radical/seeking sabotage
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intractable
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stubborn
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clairvoyant
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insightful
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card
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someone who has wit
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fell
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cut
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despondent
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very sad
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craven
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a coward
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grandiloquent
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speak in a lofty manner
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altruist
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someone who is not selfish
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admonish
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to caution
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adjunct
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something added, attached or joined
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adroit
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skillful, accomplished
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adulation
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high praise
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adulterate
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to corrupt or make impure
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline
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adverse
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unfavorable, harmful
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aerial
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having to do with air
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the air
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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affable
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friendly, easy to approach
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affinity
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fondness, liking, similarity
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affluent
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rich, abundant
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affront
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personal offense, insult
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater in power
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aggregate
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collective mass or sum; total
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aggrieve
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to afflict, distress
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agile
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well coordinated
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agitation
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commotion, excitement; uneasiness
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agnostic
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one doubting that people can know God
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agrarian
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relating to farming or rural matters
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold
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algorithm
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mechanical problem solving procedure
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alias
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assumed name
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allay
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to lessen, ease or soothe
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allegory
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symbolic representation
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allocation
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allowance, portion, share
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allure
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to entice by charm; attract
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aloof
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detached, indifferent
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credulous
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gullible or trusting
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crescendo
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gradual increase in the volume of sound
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cryptic
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puzzling
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culmination
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climax or final stage
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cupidity
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creed
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curator
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caretaker of an exhibition especially in a museum
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curmudgeon
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cranky person
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cursory
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hastily done or superficial
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curt
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abrupt or blunt
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curtail
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to shorten
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cygnet
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young swan
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cynic
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person who distrusts the motives of others
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daunt
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to discourage or intimidate
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dearth
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lack or scarcity
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debase
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to degrade/lower in quality or stature
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debauch
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to corrupt or indulge
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debilitate
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to weaken
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debunk
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to discredit or disprove
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decathlon
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athletic contest with 10 events
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deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall or temporary
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declivity
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downward slope
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decorous
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proper
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decry
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to belittle
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deface
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vandalize
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defamatory
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slanderous/injurious to the reputation
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deferential
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respectful and polite in a submissive way
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defile
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to dirty/soil; to disgrace/dishonor
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definitive
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clear cut, explicit
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deft
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skillful
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defunct
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no longer existing/dead
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delectable
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appetizing/delicious
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delegate
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to give powers to another
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deleterious
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harmful/destructive
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delineation
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depliction/representation
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delta
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tidal deposit at the mouth of a river
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deluge
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flood
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deluge
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submerge/overwhelm
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demagogue
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leader
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demarcation
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borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction
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demean
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to degrade/humiliate
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demur
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to express doubt or objections
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demystify
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to remove mystery from/ clarify
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denigrate
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to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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denounce
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to accuse/blame
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denude
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to make bare/ uncover
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deplore
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to regret strongly
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deploy
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to spread out strategically over an area
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depose
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to remove from a high position
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depravity
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sinfulness/moral corruption
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deprecate
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to belittle
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depreciate
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to lose value gradually
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deride
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to mock/ make fun of
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derivative
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copied or adapted; not original
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derogate
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to belittle
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desecrate
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to abuse something sacred
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desiccate
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to dry completely/ dehydrate
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desist
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to stop doing something
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despondent
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feeling discouraged
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despot
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tyrannical ruler
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destitute
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very poor
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desultory
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at random
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deter
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to discourage; prevent from happening
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deviate
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to stray/ wander
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devoid
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totally lacking
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devout
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deeply religious
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dexterous
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skilled physically or mentally
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diabolical
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wicked
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through
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diatribe
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bitter verbal attack
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dichotomy
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division into two parts
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dictum
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authoritative statement; popular saying
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didactic
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excessively instructive
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diffidence
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shyness/ lack of confidence
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diffract
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to cause to separate into parts
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digress
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to stray from the main point
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dilate
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to enlarge/swell/extend
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dilatory
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slow, tending to delay
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diluvial
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relating to a flood
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diminutive
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small
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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disaffected
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disloyal
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disarray
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clutter
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disband
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to break up
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disburse
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to pay out
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discordant
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harsh sounding
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discursive
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wandering from a topic
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disdain
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to regard with scorn and contempt
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disdainful
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scornful
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