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50 Cards in this Set
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deciduous
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falling off as of leaves
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decimate
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kill, usually one out of ten
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declivity
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downward slope
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decoy
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lure or bait
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decrepit
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worn out by age
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decrepitude
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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deducible
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derived by reasoning
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deface
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mar, disfigure
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defame
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harm someone's reputation, malign, slander
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default
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failure to act
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defeatist
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attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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defection
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desertion
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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defile
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pollute, profane
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definitive
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final, complete
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deflect
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turn aside
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defoliate
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destroy leaves
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defray
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pay the costs of
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deft
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neat, skillful
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defunct
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dead, no longer in use or existence
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defuse
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remove the fuse of a bomb, reduce or eliminate a threat
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degenerate
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become worse, deteriorate
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degradation
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humiliation, debasement, degeneration
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deify
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turn into a god, idolize
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deign
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condescend, stoop
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deleterious
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harmful
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deliberate
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consider, ponder
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delineate
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portray, depict, sketch
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delirium
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mental disorder marked by confusion
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deluge
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flood, rush
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delve
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dig, investigate
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demean
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degrade, humiliate
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demeanor
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behavior, bearing
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demoniac
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fiendish
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demur
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object because of doubts, scruples; hesitate
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demure
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grave, serious, coy
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demystify
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clarify, free from mystery or obscurity
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denigrate
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blacken
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denizen
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inhabitant or resident, regular visitor
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denotation
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meaning, distinguishing by name
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denouement
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outcome, final development of the plot of a play
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deploy
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spread out troops in an extended though shallow battle line
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depose
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dethrone, remove from office
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deposition
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testimony under oath
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depredation
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plundering
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derelict
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abandoned, negligent
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derivative
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unoriginal, derived from another source
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demagogue
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person who appeals to people's prejudice, false leader of people
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defer(1)
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delay till later, exempt temporarily
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defer(2)
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give in respectfully, submit
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