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24 Cards in this Set
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Baleful |
Harmful with evil intentions
Dark, sinister |
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Balk |
To refuse, shirk; prevent
Stop; check, thwart, frustrate |
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Banal |
Trite, overly common
Hackneyed, shopworn, inane |
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Bane |
Something causing death, destruction, or ruin
Curse, scourge, poison |
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Banter |
Playful conversation
Chatter, palaver, prattle |
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Bastion |
Fortification, stronghold
Bulwark, defense, haven |
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Bawdy |
Obscene, lewd
Vulgar, risqué, rude, coarse |
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Bay (verb) |
To bark, especially in a deep prolonged way
Howl, ululate, wail, keen |
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Behemoth |
Huge creature
Giant, titan, monster |
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Belabor |
To insist repeatedly or harp upon |
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Bellicose |
Warlike, aggressive
Belligerent, hostile, combative, pugnacious |
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Belligerent |
Hostile, tending to fight
Bellicose, aggressive, combative, pugnacious |
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Benighted |
Unenlightened
Ignorant, unschooled, illiterate |
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Best (verb) |
To get the better of, beat
Defeat, trounce, vanquish, rout, worst |
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Bevy |
Group
Band, gang, bunch, pack, troop |
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Bilk |
To cheat, defraud
Swindle, dupe, fleece |
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Bipedal |
Two-footed
Upright, two-legged |
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Blandish |
To coax with flattery
Cajole, charm, seduce, wheedle |
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Blandish |
To coax with flattery
Cajole, charm, seduce, wheedle |
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Blasphemous |
Cursing, profane, irreverent
Sacrilegious, impious |
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Blithe |
Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
Glad, happy, carefree, insouciant |
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Boor |
One lacking manners or taste
Lout, clod, oaf, vulgarian, yahoo |
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Bourgeois |
Middle-class
Capitalist, conventional |
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Bovine |
Cowlike, relating to cows
Sluggish, dull, stolid |
