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70 Cards in this Set
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badger (v)
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pester, annoy
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badinage (n)
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teasing conversation
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bait (v)
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harass, tease
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baleful
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deadly, having a malign influence, ominous
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ballast (n)
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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bandy (v)
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discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
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bantering (adj)
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good-naturedly ridiculing
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barb (n)
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sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark
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bard (n)
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poet
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barefaced
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shameless, bold, unconcealed
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baroque
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hihgly ornate
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barrister (n)
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counselor-at-law
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bate (v)
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let down, restrain
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bawdy
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indecent, obsene
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bedraggle (v)
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wet thoroughly
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beeline (n)
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direct, quick route
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befuddle (v)
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confuse thoroughly
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beget (v)
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to father, produce, to give rise to
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beguile (v)
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to mislead and delude, cheat, pass time
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behemoth (n)
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huge creature (size or power)
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beholden (adj)
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obligated, indebted
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beleaguer (v)
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besiege or attack, harass
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belie (v)
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contradict, give false impression
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bemoan (v)
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lament, express disapproval of
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bemused (adj)
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confused, lost in thought, preoccupied
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benison (n)
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blessing
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bent (adj, n)
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determined; natural talent or inclination
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bequeath (v)
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leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
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berate (v)
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scold strongly
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bereavement (n)
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state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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bereft (adj)
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deprived of, lacking
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beset (v)
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harass or trouble, hem in
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besiege (v)
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surround with armed forces, harass (with requests)
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bestial (adj)
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beastlike, brutal, inhuman
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betoken (V)
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signify, indicate
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bicameral (adj)
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two-chambered
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biennial (adj)
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every two years
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bifurcated
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divided into two branches; forked
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bilious
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suffering from indigestion, irritable
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bivouac (n, v)
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temporary encampment
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blandishment
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flattery
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blase (adj)
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bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blighted (adj)
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suffering from a disease, destroyed
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blithe (adj)
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gay, joyous
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blowhard (n)
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talkative boaster
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bluff (adj, n)
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rough, but good-natured; (n) pretense, deception
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bohemian (adj)
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unconventional
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boon (n)
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blessing, benefit
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bowdlerize (v)
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expurgate, clean
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braggadocio (n)
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boasting
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braggart (n)
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boaster
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brandish (v)
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wave around, flourish
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bravado (n)
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swagger, assumed air of defiance
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brawn (n)
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muscular strength, sturdiness
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brevity
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conciseness
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bristling (adj)
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rising like bristles, showing irritation
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brocade (n)
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rich, figured fabric
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brook (v)
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tolerate, endure
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browbeat (v)
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bully, intimidate
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brunt (n)
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main impact or shock
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brusque (adj)
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blunt, abrupt
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bucolic (adj)
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rustic, pastoral
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buffet (v)
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slap, batter, knock about
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bugaboo (n)
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bugbear, object of baseless terror
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bullion (n)
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gold and silver in form of bars
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bulwark (n)
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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bungle (v)
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mismanage, blunder
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burlesque (v)
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give an imitation that ridicules
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burnish (v)
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make shiny by rubbing, polish
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buxom (adj)
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full-bosomed, plump, jolly
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