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84 Cards in this Set
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bard
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n. poet
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barefaced
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adj. shameless; bold; unconcealed
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baroque
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adj. highly ornate
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barrage
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n. barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion
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barrister
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n. counselor-at-law
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barterer
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n. trader
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bask
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v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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bastion
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n. stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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bate
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v. let down; restrain
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bauble
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n. trinket; trifle
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bawdy
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adj. indecent; obscene
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beatific
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adj. showing or producing joy; blissful
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beatify
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v. bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed
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beatitude
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n. blessedness; state of bliss
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bedizen
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v. dress with vulgar finery
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bedraggle
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v. wet thoroughly
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beeline
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n. direct, quick route
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befuddle
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v. confuse thoroughly
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beget
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v. father; produce; give rise to
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begrudge
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v. resent
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beguile
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v. mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
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behemoth
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n. huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
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beholden
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adj. obligated; indebted
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behoove
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v. be necessary or proper for; be incumbent upon
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belabor
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v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally
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belated
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adj. delayed
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beleaguer
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v. besiege or attack; harass
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*belie
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v. contradict; give a false impression
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belittle
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v. disparage; deprecate
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bellicose
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adj. warlike; pugnacious; naturally inclined to fight
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belligerent
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adj. quarrelsome
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bemoan
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v. lament; express diapproval of
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bemused
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adj. confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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benediction
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n. blessing
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benefactor
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n. gift giver; patron
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*beneficient
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adj. kindly; doing good
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beneficial
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adj. helpful; useful
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beneficiary
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n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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benevolent
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adj. generous; charitable
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benign
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adj. kindly; favorable; not malignant
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benison
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n. blessing
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bent (adj.)
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adj. determined
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bent (n.)
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n. natural talent or inclination
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bequeath
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v. leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
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berate
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v. scold strongly
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bereavement
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n. state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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bereft
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adj. deprived of; lacking
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berserk
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adj. frenzied
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beseech
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v. beg; plead with
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beset
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v. harass or trouble; hem in
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besiege
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v. surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)
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besmirch
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v. soil; defile
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bestial
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adj. beastlike; brutal; inhuman
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bestow
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v. confer
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betoken
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v. signify; indicate
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betray
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v. be unfaithful; reveal (unconciously or unwillingly)
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betroth
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v. become engaged to marry
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bevy
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n. large group
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bicameral
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adj. two-chambered, as a legislative body
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bicker
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v. quarrel
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biennial
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adj. every two years
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bifurcated
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adj. divided into two branches; forked
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bigotry
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n. stubborn intolerance
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bilious
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adj. suffering from a liver ocmplaint; peevishly ill-humored
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bilk
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v. swindle; cheat
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billowing
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adj. swelling out in waves; surging
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bivouac
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n. temporary encampment
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bizarre
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adj. fantastic; violently contrasting
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blanch
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v. bleach; whiten
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bland
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adj. soothing or mild; agreeable
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blandish
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v. cajole; coax with flattery
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blandishment
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n. flattery
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blare
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n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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blase'
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adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blasphemy
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n. irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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blatant
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adj. extremely obvious; loudly offensive
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bleak
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adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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blighted
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adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed
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blithe
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adj. carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay
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bloated
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adj. swollen or puffed as with water or air
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blowhard
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n. talkative boaster
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bludgeon
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n. club; heavy-headed weapon
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bluff (adj.)
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adj, rough but good-natured
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bluff (n.)
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n. pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff
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