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116 Cards in this Set
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ABASH
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embarrass
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ABATE
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subside or moderate
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ABEYANCE
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suspended action
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ABNEGATION
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renunciation, self-sacrifice
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ABSCISSION
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removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation
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ABSTEMIOUS
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sparing, in eating and drinking; temperate
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ABUT
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border upon, adjoin
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ACCLIVITY
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sharp upslope of a hill
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ACCOLADE
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award orf merit
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ACCOST
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apprach and speak first to a person
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ACCOUTRE
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to equip
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ACCRETION
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growth, increase
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ACIDULOUS
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slightly sour, sharp, caustic
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ACME
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peak, pinnacle, highest point
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ACRID
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sharp, bitterly pungent
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ACROPHOBIA
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fear of heights
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ACTUARIAL
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calculating, pertaining to insurance statistics
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ACTUATE
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motivate
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ACUITY
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sharpness
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ACUMEN
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mental keenness
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ADAGE
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wise saying, proverb
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ADDENDUM
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addition, appendix to book
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ADDLE
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muddle, drive crazy, become rotten
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ADEPT
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expert at
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ADJURATION
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solemn urging
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ADJUTANT
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staff officer assisting the commander, assistent
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ADROIT
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skillful
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ADVERSITY
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poverty, misfortune
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ADVERT
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refer (to)
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AEGIS
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shield, defense
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AERIE
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nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
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AFFECTED
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artificial, pretended; assumed in order to impress
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AFFIX
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attach or add on; fasten
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AFFLICTION
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state of distresss; cause of suffering
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AFFRONT
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insult, offense; intentional act of disrespect
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AGAPE
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openmouthed
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AGHAST
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horrified; dumbfounded
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AGOG
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highly excited, intensely curious
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ALACRITY
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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ALLUVIAL
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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ALOFT
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upward
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AMASS
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collect
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AMBIDEXTROUS
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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AMBLE
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moving at an easy pace
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AMBULATORY
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able to walk; not bedridden
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AMOK (or) AMUCK
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in a state of rage
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ANATHEMA
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solemn curse
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ANIMADVERSION
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critical remark
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ANIMUS
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hostile feeling or intent
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ANNEAL
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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ANNEX
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attach, take posession of
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ANODYNE
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drug that relieves pain, opiate
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ANTHROPOID
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manlike
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ANTIC
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extravagantly odd
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ANVIL
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iron block used in hammering out metals
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APE
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imitate or mimic
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APERTURE
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opening, hole
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APEX
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tip, summmit; climax
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APIARY
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a place where bees are kept
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APLOMB
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poise; assurance
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APOCRYPHAL
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spurious, not authentic; intented rather than ture
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APOGEE
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highest point
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APOLOGIST
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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APOTHEGM
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pithy, compact saying
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APPELLATION
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name, title
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APPOSITE
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inappropriate, fiting
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APPRAISE
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estimate value of
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APPRISE
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inform
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APPROBATION
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approval
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APPURTENANCES
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subortinate possessions
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APROPOS
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1. to the point and timely
2. with reference to, regarding |
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AQUILINE
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curved, hooked
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ARABLE
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land fit for growing crops
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ARBITER
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge
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ARCANE
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secret, mysterious; known only to the initiated
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ARGOT
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slang
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ARMADA
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fleet of warships
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ARRAY
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1. marshal; draw up in order
2. clothe; adorn |
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ARREARS
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being in debt
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ARROYO
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gully (kuru vadi)
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ARSENAL
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storage place for military equipment
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ARTIFICE
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deception; trickery
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ASCENDANCY
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controlling influence
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ASEPTIC
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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
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ASHEN
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ash colored; deadly pale
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ASININE
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stupid
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ASKANCE
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with a sideways or indirect look
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ASPERITY
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sharpness of temper
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ASSAY
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analyze; evaluate
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ASSENT
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agree; accept
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ASUNDER
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into parts; apart
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ATAVISM
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1. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents
2. reversion to an earlier type, throwback |
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ATONE
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make amends for, pay for
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ATTEST
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testify; bear witness
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ATTRITION
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1. gradual decrease in numbers;
2.reduction in the work force without firing employees; 3. wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
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AUGUST
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impressive, majestic
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AURIOLE
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sun's corona; halo
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AUSPICIOUS
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favoring success
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AUXILIARY
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1. offering or providing help
2. additional or subsidiary |
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AVER
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1. assert confidently or declare;
2. in law, state formally as a fact |
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AVID
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greedy, eager for
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AVUNCULAR
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like an uncle
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AWE
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solemn wonder
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AWRY
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distorted, crooked
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BABBLE
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chatter idly
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BADINAGE
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teasing conversation
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BAFFLE
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frustrate, perplex
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BAIT
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harass, tease
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BALEFUL
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threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil
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BALK
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stop short, as if face with an obstacle and refuse to continue
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BALLAST
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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BANDY
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discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
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BANE
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curse, cause of ruin
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BANEFUL
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destructive, causing ruin or death
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BANTERING
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good-naturedly ridiculing
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BARB
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1. sharp protection from fishhook or other object
2. openly cutting remark |
