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26 Cards in this Set
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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; hem in
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hem
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surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
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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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token
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outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude
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betray
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be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.
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betroth
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become engaged to marry
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bevy
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large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
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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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intolerant
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not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate
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bilious
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suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
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bilk
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swindle; cheat
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billowing
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swelling out in waves; surging
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