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52 Cards in this Set
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badinage
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teasing conversation
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bait (v)
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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 and refusing to continue, or balk (v): foil
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ballast (n)
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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balmy
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mild, fragrant, like a balm
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bandy (v)
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discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
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baneful
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destructive, causing ruin or death
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baroque
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highly ornate
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beatific
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showing or producing joy
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beatify
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bless or sanctify
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bedizen (v)
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dress with vulgar finery
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bedraggle (v)
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wet thoroughly
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behoove
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be necessary or proper for; be incumbent upon
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bemused
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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benefactor
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gift giver
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benison
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blessing
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bent
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determined; natural talent or inclination
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beset
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harass or trouble; hem in
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besmirch
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soil, defile
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betoken
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signify, indicate
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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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bland
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soothing or mild; agreeable
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blandish
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cajole, coax with flattery (blandishment: flattery)
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blase
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bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blighted
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suffering from a disease; destroyed
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bluff (adj)
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rough but good-natured
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bohemian
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unconventional, in an artistic way
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boisterous
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violent, rough, angry
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bouillon
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clear beef soup
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bourgeois
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middle class, selfishly materialistic, dully conventional
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bovine
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cowlike; placid and dull
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bowlderize
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expurgate
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brackish
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somewhat saline (salty)
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brandish
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wave around, flourish
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brindled
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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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bristled
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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broach
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induce, open up
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brook (v)
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tolerate; endure
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browbeat
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bully, intimidate
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bucolic
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rustic, pastoral
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buffet
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slap; batter; knock about
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bugaboo
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bugbear, object of baseless terror
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bullion
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gold and silver in the form of bars
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bulwark
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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burlesque
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give an imitation that ridicules
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burnish
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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