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20 Cards in this Set
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BLEAK
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adjective - bare; cold & gloomy
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BLIGHT
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verb - to check or destroy the growth of
noun - something that impairs growth or causes ruin |
blight - light - causes ruin in darkness - to destroy the growth
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BLITHE
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adjective - carefree; reckless
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BOISTEROUS
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adjective - rowdy
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boi - boy - boys are rowdy
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BOMBASTIC
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adjective - inflated in language
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BOORISH
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adjective - rude
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boor - bore - wildbore - wildbores are rude
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BOYCOTT
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verb - to refuse to deal with as a way to protest
noun - an instance of such treatment |
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BRASH
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adjective - overly bold
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BRAVADO
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noun - false courage in general
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brava - brave - courage ado - false - false courage
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BRUSQUE
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adjective - overly short; abrupt
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BUNGLE
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verb - to make a mess of
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bungle - jungle - jungles are a mess
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BUREAUCRACY
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noun - the officials themselves
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BUTTRESS
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noun - a support
verb - to support |
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CAJOLE
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verb - to persuade
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CALLOUS
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adjective - insensitive
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callous - call us - opposite - dont need to call cause strong not sensitive
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CALUMNY
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noun - false statements deliberately made up to injure a person
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CANDID
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adjective - fair
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can. did. - can tell you what you did - truthfully - fair
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CANTANKEROUS
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adjective - foul-tempered
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CAPTIOUS
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adjective - overly demanding; intended to trap
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captious - to capture - to trap - and demand
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CATHOLIC
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adjective - broad; worldwide
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