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50 Cards in this Set
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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avenge
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take vengeance for something or on behalf of someone
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aver
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affirm, assert, prove, justify
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averse
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reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed
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aversion
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strong dislike
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avert
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prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought)
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aviary
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enclosure for birds; large cage
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avid
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eager, greedy
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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avow
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admit. Declare openly
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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awe
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solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear
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awful
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terrible; very bad
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awl
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pointed tool used for piercing
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awry
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distorted; crooked
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axiom
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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azure
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sky blue
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babble
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chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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bacchanal
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noisy party with a lot of drinking
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Bacchanalia
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the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus
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badger
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pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again
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badinage
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teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
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baffle
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frustrate; perplex
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bait
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harass; tease; torment
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baleful
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evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening
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balk
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stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
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ballast
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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balm
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something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees
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balmy
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balmy
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clichéd
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bandy
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discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel
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bane
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poison; cause of ruin
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baneful
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harmful; poisonous
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bantering
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joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing
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barb
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sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark
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bard
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poet
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barefaced
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shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face
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baroque
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highly ornate
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barrage
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barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements
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barrister
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counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
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barterer
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trader
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bask
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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth luxuriate take pleasure in great comfort
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bastion
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stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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bate
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let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain
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bauble
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trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
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bawdy
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indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way
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beatific
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giving or showing bliss; blissful
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beatitude
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blessedness; state of great happiness
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bedizen
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dress with vulgar finery
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