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20 Cards in this Set
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diminution
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the act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction
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discerning
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exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; perceptive
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disdain
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a feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn
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dismantle
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to take apart; disassemble; tear down
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disparage
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to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle
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disparity
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the condition or fact of being unequal, as in a ge, rank, or degree; difference
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disperse
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to drive off or scatter in different directions
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disposition
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one's usual mood; temperament
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dissipated
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to drive away; disperse
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distraught
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deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict
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dogmatic
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characterized by an arrogant assertion of unproved principles
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dormant
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lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive
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duplicity
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deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech
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ebb
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to fall away or back; decline or recede
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eclectic
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selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
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efface
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to rub or wipe out; erase
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effervescent
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to emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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elucidate
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to make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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elusive
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tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory
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