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30 Cards in this Set
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decry
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to speak out against
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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defray
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to pay the cost of
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defer
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to postpone; to put off
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dais
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platform; speaker's stand
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debut
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first public appearance
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debilitate
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to weaken
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decorum
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appropriate social behavior
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deference
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respect
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default
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to fail to pay a debt or to perform a task
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declivity
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downward slope
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dearth
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a scarcity or lack
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decant
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to pour off (a liquid)
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dec (gr)
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ten; as decimal, decade
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de facto
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in fact; in reality
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deft
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skillful
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di (gr)
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day; as diary, sundial
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defalcate
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to misuse funds; to embezzle
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dic, dict (gr)
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speak, say; as indicate, contradict
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deadlock
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a standstill; a tie
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dappled
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spotted
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derm (gr)
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skin; as epidermis, dermatologist
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daunt
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to discourage
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dastardly
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sneaking and cowardly; shameful
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debauch
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to corrupt
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debonair
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pleasant; courteous; charming
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deleterious
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harmful
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defunct
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no longer in existence; extinct
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defoliate
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to strip of leaves
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dem (gr)
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people; as democracy, demographic
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