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110 Cards in this Set
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bauble |
trinket (an inexpensive piece of jewelry) |
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beatify |
sanctify (make holy) |
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beatitude |
state of bliss |
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bedlam |
uproar |
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cause celebre |
celebrated legal case |
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caustic |
marked by incisive sarcasm |
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begrudge |
resent, envy |
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cavalier |
marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters |
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caveat |
warning |
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cavil |
to complain about things that are not important |
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beholden |
in debt, obliged |
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belabor |
assail verbally, dwell on |
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beleaguer |
besiege |
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belfry |
bell tower |
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belie |
misrepresent, disprove |
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cenotaph |
empty tomb, monument |
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censure |
condemn |
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cessation |
a stopping |
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bellwether |
leader, guide |
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abrade, chafe |
to damage (something) by rubbing, grinding, or scraping |
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benediction |
blessing |
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chalice |
goblet |
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bequest |
gift, endowment |
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chaperon |
escort |
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bereave |
to rob, to deprive somebody of a loved one, especially through death |
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charade |
pantomime, sham |
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chartreuse |
greenish yellow |
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beseech |
implore |
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beset |
harass, encircle |
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bespeak |
attest |
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bevy |
group |
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biennial |
occurring every two years |
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bilateral |
two-sided |
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bilious |
ill-tempered |
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bilk |
cheat, swindle |
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biped |
two-footed animal |
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bivouac |
бивак |
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blandish |
flatter
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blase |
bored with life |
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blithe |
joyous |
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bode |
portend (be a sign of) |
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boisterous |
noisy |
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bombast |
pompous speech |
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bon vivant |
gourmet, epicure |
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bona fide |
made in good faith |
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bonanza |
a stroke of luck |
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boon |
payoff, windfall |
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boor |
vulgar person |
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bootless |
unprofitable |
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bracing |
refreshing |
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brackish |
salty |
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brandish |
display menacingly |
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bravado |
feigned bravery, swaggering conduct |
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bravura |
technically difficult
brilliant
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brawn |
strength |
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chary |
cautious |
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brigand |
robber |
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broach |
bring up a topic for conversation |
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bromide |
cliche |
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brook |
tolerate |
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browbeat |
to bully |
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brusque |
curt |
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bucolic |
rustic |
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buffet |
blow, pummel |
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bulwark |
fortification |
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buncombe |
empty, showy talk |
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buoyant |
cheerful |
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burgeon |
sprout |
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burlesque |
farce |
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burly |
strong and heavily built |
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buttress |
support |
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cabal |
a group of conspirators |
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cache |
hiding place |
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cachet |
prestige |
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chasten |
castigate |
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cadence |
rhythm |
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cadge |
beg |
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cadre |
small group |
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cajole |
encourage, coax |
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calamity |
disaster |
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chaste |
pure, virgin |
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callous |
insensitive |
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callow |
inexperienced |
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calumny |
slander |
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canard |
hoax |
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cant |
insincere speech |
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cantankerous |
peevish |
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cantata |
musical composition |
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canvass |
survey |
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capacious |
spacious |
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capitol |
legislative building |
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capitulate |
surrender |
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captious |
fond of finding fault in others |
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carafe |
bottle |
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careen |
swerve |
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carrion |
decaying flesh |
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castigate |
criticize |
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categorical |
absolute, certain |
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catholic |
universal |
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caucus |
meeting |
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cherub |
cupid |
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chicanery |
trickery |
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chide |
scold |
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chimerical |
imaginary, dreamlike |
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choleric |
easily angered |
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chortle |
laugh, snort |
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chutzpah |
supreme self-confidenc |
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circuitous |
roundabout |
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circumlocution |
roundabout expression |
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circumspect |
cautious |
