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37 Cards in this Set
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Disparate (adj.)
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diffident; incompatible; unequal
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Disseminate (v.)
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to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
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Dissipate (v.)
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to thin out, drift away or dissolve; to cause to thin out, drifty away or dissolve; to waste or squander
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Dissolution (n.)
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the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration
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Distend (v.)
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to swell; to extend a great deal
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Distinguish (v.)
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to tell apart; to cause to stand out
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Docile (adj.)
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easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
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Doctrinaire (adj.)
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inflexibly commited to adoctrine or tehory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
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Dogmatic (adj.)
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arrogantly assertive of uproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something is beyond dispute
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Domestic (adj.)
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having to do with the household or family
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Dormant (adj.)
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inactive; as though asleep; asleep;
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Dubious (adj.)
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full of doubt; uncertain
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Duplicity (n.)
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the act of being two-faced; double dealing; eception
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Ebullient (adj.)
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boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
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Eccentric (adj.)
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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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Eclectic (adj.)
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choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
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Edify (v.)
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to enlighten; to instruct, espeically in moral or religious matters
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Efface (v.)
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to erase; tpo rub away the features of
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Effusion (n.)
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a pouring forth
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Egalitarian (adj.)
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believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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Egocentric (adj.)
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selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
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Egregious (adj.)
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extremely bad; flagrant
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Elicit (v.)
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to bring forth; to call forth;
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Elliptical (adj.)
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oval; missing a word or words; obscure
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Elusive (adj.)
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hard to pin down; evasiv
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Emigrate (v.)
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to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate
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Eminent (adj.)
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well known and respected; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment; outstanding
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Emprical (adj.)
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relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical
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Emulate (v.)
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to strive to equal or excel; usually through imitation
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Encroach (v.)
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to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass
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Endemic (adj.)
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native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous
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Enervate (v.)
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to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
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Enfranchise (v.)
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to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote
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Engedner (v.)
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to bring into existence; to create; to cause
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Enigma (n.)
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a mystery
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Enormity (n.)
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extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity
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Ephemeral (adj.)
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lasting a very short time
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