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28 Cards in this Set
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baroque
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ADJ. highly ornate
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bastion
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N. stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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beatific
beatify beattitude |
ADJ. showing or producing joy; BLISSFUL
V. bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed N. blessedness; state of bliss |
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bedizen
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V. dress with vulgar finery
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bedraggle
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V. wet thoroughly
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beholden
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ADJ. obligated; indebted
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belabor
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V. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally
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beleaguer
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V. besiege or attack; harass
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belie
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v. contradict; give a false impression
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bellicose
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ADJ. warlike; pugnacious; naturally inclined to fight
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bemused
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ADJ. confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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beneficient
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ADJ. kindly; doing good
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benign
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ADJ. kindly; favorable; not malignant
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benison
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N. blessing; a benediction
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beset
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V. harass or trouble; hem in
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bestial
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ADJ. beastline; brutal; inhuman
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betoken
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V. signify, indicate
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bicameral
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ADJ. two-chambered
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biennial
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ADJ. every 2 years
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bilious
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ADJ. suffering from a liver complaint; peevishly ill humored
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bilk
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V. swindle; cheat
# To evade payment of: bilk one's debts. # To thwart or frustrate # To elude |
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bivouac
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N. temporary encampment
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blandish
blandishment |
V. cajole; coax with flattery
N. flattery |
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blase
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ADJ.
1. Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. 2. Unconcerned; nonchalant: had a blasé attitude about housecleaning. 3. Very sophisticated. |
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blighted
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ADJ. suffering from a disease; destroyed
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blithe
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ADJ. carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay
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blowhard
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N. talkative boaster
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bluff
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ADJ. rough but good-natured
N. pretense; deception; high cliff |
