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50 Cards in this Set
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bedraggle
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wet thoroughly
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beeline
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direct quick route
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befuddle
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confuse thoroughly
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beget
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father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
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begrudge
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envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge
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beguile
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deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract
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behemoth
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huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
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beholden
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obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude
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behoove (behove)
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be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary
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belabor
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harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
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belated
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delayed
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beleaguer
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besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression; disguise
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belittle
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disparage; depreciate
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bellicose
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warlike
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belligerent
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quarrelsome
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bemoan
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lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
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bemused
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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benediction
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blessing
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benefactor
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gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose
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beneficent
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kindly; doing good
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beneficial
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helpful; useful; advantageous
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beneficiary
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person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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benefit
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advantage; anything that brings help, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment
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benevolent
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generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
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benign
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kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease)
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benison
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blessing
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bent
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determined
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bequeath
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leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will
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berate
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scold strongly
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bereavement
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state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
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bereaved
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deprived of (someone beloved through death)
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bereft
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deprived of (something valuable); lacking
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berserk
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mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited
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beseech
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beg; plead with
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beset
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harass or trouble from all directions
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besiege
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surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
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besmirch
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soil; defile; make dirty
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bestial
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beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
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bestow
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confer
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betoken
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signify; indicate; be a sign of
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betray
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be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)
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betroth
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become engaged to marry
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bevy
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large group
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bicameral
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two-chambered as a legislative body
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bicker
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quarrel
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biennial
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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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bigotry
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stubborn intolerance
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bigot
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one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
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