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55 Cards in this Set
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Bard
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Poet
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Barefaced
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Shameless, bold
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Baroque
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Highly ornate
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Bastion
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Strong hold, something seen as a source of protection
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Bate
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Let down, retrain
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Bauble
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Trinket, trifle
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Bawdy
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Indecent, obscene
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Beatific
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Showing or producing joy, blissful
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Beatify
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bless or sanctify, proclaim one who is dead to be one of the blessed (e.g: Pope John Paul II)
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Beatitude
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State of bliss, blessedness
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Bedizen
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dress with vulgar finery (Witch doctors)
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Bedraggle
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wet thouroughly
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Beeline
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Direct, quick route
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Befuddle
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Confused throughly
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Beget
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father, produce, give rise to one
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Begrudge
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resent
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Beguile
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mislead or dislude, chaet, pass time
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Beholden
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obligated, indebted
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Behoove
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Be necessary or proper for, be incumbent (hold an indicated position) upon
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Belabor
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Explain or go excessively or ridiculous level
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Beleaguer
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Attack or (besiege), harass
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BELIE
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contradict,, give false impression
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Belittle
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disparage (depreciate, redicule, mock, deprecate
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Bellicose
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War-like, pugnancious, inclined to fight
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Belligerent
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Quarrelsome
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Bemoan
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express disapproval of, lament (feel or express sorrow)
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Bemused
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Lost in thought, confused, preoccupied
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Benediction
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Blessing
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BENEFICENT
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kindly, doing good
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Benevolent
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generous, charitable
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Benign
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Kindly, favourable, non malignant
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Benison
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Blessing
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Bent
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Determined, natural talent or inclination
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Bequeath
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Leave someone by means of a will, hand down
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Berate
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Scold harshly
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Bereavement
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State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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Bereft
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Deprived off, lacking off
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beseech
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Beg, plead with
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Beset
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harass or trouble, hem in
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Besmirch
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soil, defile
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Bestial
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Brutal, beast-like, inhuman
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Betoken
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signify, indicate
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Bevy
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Large group
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bigotry
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stubborn intolerance
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Bilk
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Swindle or cheat
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Bivouac
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temporary encampment
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Blandish
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coax with flattery, cajole
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Blase
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bored with pleasure or dissipation
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Blasphemy
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irreverence, sacriliege, cursing
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Bleak
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cold or cheerless, unfavourable
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Blighted
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suffering from disease
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Blithe
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Carefree, unconcerned, cheerful or gay
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Blowhard
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talkative boaster
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Bludgeon
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club, heavy headed weapon
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Bluff (n), Bluff (Adj)
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(n): pretense of strength, deception, high cliff
(adj): rough but good natured |