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7/5 Flashcards

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Contrived

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Not natural

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Contrivance

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Device or tool

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Conundrum

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Puzzling question

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Convene

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To summon

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Conventional

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Traditional

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Conversant

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Familiar with

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Convey

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Communicate

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Conviction

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Finding someone guilty

Strong opinion

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Convivial

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Pleasantly merry

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Convoluted

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Complicated; difficult to understand

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Copious

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Large amounts

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Corollary

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Natural consequence

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Corpulence

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Fatness

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Correlation

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Connection

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Corroborate

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Support with evidence

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Corruption

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Dishonesty

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Cosmopolitan

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Containing people from all over the world

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Cosset

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Protect something too carefully

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Covenant

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Formal agreement that is legally blinding

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Cozen

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Cheat

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Crafty

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Cunning

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Crass

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Very great

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Credo

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System of beliefs

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Credulous

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Gullible

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Crony

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Close friend

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Crux

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Central point

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Cryptic

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Having a hidden meaning

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

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Cunning

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Clever of deceiving people

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Curative

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Able to cure a illness

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Cursory

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Done in a hurr

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Curt

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Short and rude

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Curtail

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Make shorter

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Cynically

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Distrustfully

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Dalliance

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Frivolous behavior

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Daunt

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Frighten

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Daunting

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Difficult

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Dearth

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Lack of something

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Debilitating

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Making very weak

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Debunk

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Expose

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Deceitful

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Sneaky

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Decimate

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Destroy a large number of people

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Decipher

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Decode

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Decorous

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Respectable and polite

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Decorum

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Etiquette

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Decry

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Say that one does not approve of something

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Defiance

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Resistance

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Deficient

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Not having enough of something

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Deficit

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Shortage (money)

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Defunct

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No longer existent

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Degenerate

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Deteriorate

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Degradation

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Distruction of the beauty or quality of something

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Delectable

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Pleasant

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Delineate

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To show by drawing or describing

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Deluge

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Large number of things happening at the same time

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Demagogue

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A political leader who tries to win people’s support by using emotional and often unreasonable arguments

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Demise

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Death

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Demur

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Express a doubt

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Demure

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Shy, quiet

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Denigrate

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Blacken, defame

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Denounce

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Disapprove strongly

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Denuded

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Bare

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Deprecate

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Criticize

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Deprivation

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Taking away something from somebody

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Derelict

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In bad condition

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Deride

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Ridicule

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Derision

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Scorn

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Derisory

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So small it needs no consideration

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Derivative

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Unoriginal

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Derive

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Get something from something

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Derogate

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Disgrace

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Desecrate

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Spoil something holy

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Desiccate

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Remove all moisture from food to preserve it

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Desolate

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Empty of people

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Despondent

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Without hope

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Despot

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Tyrant

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Desultory

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Unplanned and disorganized

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Deter

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Prevent

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Deteriorate

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Become worse

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Detractor

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Critic

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Deviate

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To do something different from the usual way of behaving

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Devious

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Cunning

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Diabolic

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Shocking or bad

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Diatribe

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Long attack with words

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Dichotomous

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Entirely different

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Didactic

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Meant to teach a lesson

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Diffident

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Unable to act with confidence

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Diffuse

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Spread widely

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Dilapidated

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Old and broken

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Dilatory

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Slow in doing things

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Dilettante

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Amateur

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Diligent

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Working hard

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Diminutive

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Very small

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Disapprobation

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Disapproval

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Disassemble

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Take apart

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Disavow

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Deny

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Disavowal

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Denial

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Discern

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See clearly

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Disclose

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Make something known

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Discomfited

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Confused or embarrassed

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Discord

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Argument

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Discordant

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Not in agreement

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Discount

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Regard as unimportant

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Discredit

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Damage good reputation of

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Discreet

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Careful

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Discrepancy

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Failure to agree

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Discrete

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Separate

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Discretion

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Caution

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Discriminating

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Showings good judgment and perception

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Discursive

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Talking about subjects only slightly connected with the main subject

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Disdain

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Haughtiness

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Disgruntled

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Discontented

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Dishearten

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Lose hope

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Disingenuous

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Insincere

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Disinterest

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Unconcern

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Disjointed

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Unconnected

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Dislodge

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Remove

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Dismay

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Feeling of shock and fear

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Disparage

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Speak without respect

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Disparate

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Contrasting

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Disparity

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Difference or inequality

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Dispassionate

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Not influence by emotion

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Dispel

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Dismiss

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Disperse

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Scatter

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Disposition

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Tendency

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Disquieting

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Alarming

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Dissect

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Examine in great detail

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Dissemble

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Hide ones true thoughts

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Disseminate

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Spread ideas or belief widely

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Dissension

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Angry disagreement

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Dissipate

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Disappear

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Dissolve

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Disappear

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Dissonance

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Discord

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Distaste

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Dislike

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Distension

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Swelling

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Distinctive

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Clearly different from others

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