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36 Cards in this Set
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baleful
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adj
sinister; ominous |
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bane
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adj
source of harm; source of persistent frustration |
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banal
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adj
boring; bland; commonplace; trite; predictable |
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beatify
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verb
to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to |
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bedizen
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verb
to adorn, especially n a cheap, showy manner |
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belfry
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noun
bell tower |
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belie
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verb
to give false impression of; to misrepresent |
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bellicose
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adj
belligerent; warlike; pugnacious |
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bevy
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noun
a group; pack; band; bunch |
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bifurcate
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verb
divide into 2 parts |
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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blandish
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verb
to coax with flattery |
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blight
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verb
to destroy; to afflict |
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blithe
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adj
cheerful, carefree, merry |
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bolster
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verb
to support, to prop up |
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bombastic
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adj
pompous in speeach and manner |
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bonhomie
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noun
atmosphere of good cheer |
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boor
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noun
crude person, one lacking manners or taste |
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broach
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verb
to bring up, announce, begin to talk about |
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brook
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verb
to tolerate, endure |
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bucolic
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adj
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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burgeon
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verb
to grow & flourish; prosper, thrive |
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burnish
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verb
to polish, rub to shine |
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byzantine
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adj
complex, labrynthine |
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cabal
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noun
a secret group seeking to overturn something |
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cacophony
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noun
a harsh, jarring noise |
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cadge
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verb
to beg or mooch |
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cajole
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verb
to coax, wheedle, sweet-talk |
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calumny
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noun
a false & malicious accusation, misrepresentation |
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canard
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noun
a lie |
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candid
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adj
impartial and honest in speech |
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canon
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noun
an established set of principles or code of laws |
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capricious
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adj
changing ones mind quickly and often |
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cardinal
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adj
primary |
the cardinal rule
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cartography
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noun
science or art of making maps |
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castigation
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noun
severe criticism or punishment |
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