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  1. defiance
    refusal to yield; resistance
  2. degenerate
    become worse; deteriorate
  3. degrade
    lower in rank or dignity; debase
  4. deliberate
    consider; ponder
  5. delineate
    portray; depict; sketch
  6. denounce
    condemn; criticize
  7. deny
    contradict; refuse
  8. depict
    portray; describe
  9. deplore
    regret strongly; express grief over
  10. depravity
    corruption; wickedness
  11. deprecate
    express disapproval of; pretest against; belittle
  12. deride
    ridicule; make fun of
  13. derivative
    unoriginal; derived from another source
  14. despondent
    depressed; gloomy
  15. despot
    tyrant; harsh; authoritarian ruler
  16. detached
    emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent
  17. deterrent
    something that discourages; hindrance
  18. detrimental
    harmful; damaging
  19. devious
    roundabout erratic; not straightforward
  20. devise
    think up; invent; plan
  21. dedactic
    teaching; instrctional
  22. diffuse
    wordy; rambling; spread out
  23. digression
    wandering away from the subject
  24. diligence
    steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
  25. diminution
    lessening; reduction in size
  26. disband
    dissolve; disperse
  27. discerning
    mentally quick and observant; having insight
  28. disclose
    reveal
  29. discordant
    not harmonious; conflicting
  30. discount
    disregard
  31. discredit
    defame; destroy confidence in
  32. discrepancy
    lack  of consistency; difference
  33. discriminating
    able to see differences; prejudiced
  34. discursive
    digressing; rambling
  35. disdain
    view with scorn or contempt
  36. disinclination
    unwillingness
  37. disinterested
    unprejudiced
  38. dismantle
    take apart
  39. dismiss
    put away from consideration; reject
  40. disparage
    belittle
  41. disparity
    difference; condition of inequality
  42. dispassionate
    calm; impartial
  43. dispel
    drive away; scatter; cause to vanish
  44. disperse
    cause to break up; scatter
  45. disputations
    argumentative; fond of arguing
  46. disseminate
    distribute; spread; scatter
  47. dissent
    disagree
  48. dissipate
    squander; waste; scatter
  49. dissonance
    dissonance
  50. dissuade
    advice against
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Card Set
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