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19 Cards in this Set
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baleful
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adj. sinister, pernicious, ominous
*often looks or glares |
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bane
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adj. cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistant frustration
(causing harm or ruin) |
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beatify
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v. to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; regard as saintly
(state of bliss) *beatific means having a blisful appearance |
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bedizen
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v. to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; festoon, caparison
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belie
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v. to give a false impression of, to misrepresent
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bellicose
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adj. belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
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bent
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n. learning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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blandish
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v. to coax with flattery, toady or fawn
*dont confuse with brandish -- to shake or wave menacingly (flattery intended to cajole or coax) |
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blithe
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adj. carefree, merry
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boisterous
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adj. loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
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bolster
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v. to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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adj. pompous; grandiloquent
(self-important or pompous writing or speech) |
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boor
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n. a rude or insensitive person; lout; yokel
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broach
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v. bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook
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v. to tolerate, endure, countenance
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bucolic
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adj. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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burgeon
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v. to grow rapidly or flourish
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burnish
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v. to polish, rub to a shine
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byzantine
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adj. labrynthine, complex
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