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22 Cards in this Set
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descry
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v. catch sight of
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desiccate
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v. dry up
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despoil
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v. plunder
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desultory
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adj. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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determinate
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adj. having a fixed order of procedure
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detraction
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n. slandering; aspersion
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devolve
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v. deputize; pass to others
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diadem
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n. crown
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dialectical
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adj. relating to the art of debate
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diaphanous
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adj. sheer; transparent
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diatribe
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n. bitter scolding; invective
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dictum
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n. authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
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die
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n. device for stamping or impressing
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dilatory
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adj. delaying
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dilettante
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n. aimless follower of the arts
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dirge
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n. lament with music
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disabuse
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v. correct a false impression; undeceive
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disaffected
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adj. disloyal
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disapprobation
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n. disapproval; condemnation
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discomfit
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v. put to rout; defeat; disconcert
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discursive
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adj. digressing; rambling
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disgorge
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v. surrender something; eject
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