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