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19 Cards in this Set
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derogatory
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degrading |
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desiccate
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to dry out
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despondent |
full of despair |
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despot
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an autocrat |
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destitute
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utterly lacking |
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desultory
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random; disconnected |
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dialectical
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relating to the rules and methods of reasoning |
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dictum
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maxim; proverb; authoritative saying |
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didactic |
morally instructive; pedantic |
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diffident |
timid; opposite of confident |
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digress |
to stray from the main subject |
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dilettante
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amateur; one with superficial knowledge only in arts; a dabbler |
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discern |
to differentiate; to discriminate |
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discreet |
judiciously reserved not to say something that should not be said |
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discrete
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unconnected; distinct |
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discriminate
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to differentiate; to notice or point out difference between two or more things |
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disdain
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contempt; feeling of strong dislike for someone/thing you think does not deserve respect |
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disinterested |
unbiased |
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disparage |
to belittle |
