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85 Cards in this Set
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Blunder
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error
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Blurt
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utter impulsively
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Bluster
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blow in heavy gusts, threatedn emptliy, bully
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Bode
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foreshadow, portend
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Bogus
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not authentic, counterfiet
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Bohemian
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unconventional, artistic
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Boisterous
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violent, rough, noisy
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Bolster
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support, reinforce
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Bolt
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door bar, pin, screw; length of fabric; dash, dart off, fasten, gobble down
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Bombardment
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attack with missiles
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Bombastic
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pompous, using inflated language
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Boon
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blessing, benefit
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Boorish
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rude, insensitive
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Bouillon
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clear beef soup
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Bountiful
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abundant, graciously generous
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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, dull
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Bowdlerize
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expurgate
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Boycott
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refrain from buying or using
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Brackish
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saline
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Braggadocio
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boasting
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Braggard
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boaster
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Brandish
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wave around, flourish
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Bravado
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assumed defiance, swagger
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Brawn
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muscular strength, sturdiness
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Brazen
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insolent
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Breach
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breaking of contract, duty; fissure, gap
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Breadth
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width, extent
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Brevity
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conciseness
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Brindled
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tawny, grayish with streaks, spots
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Bristling
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rising like bristles, showing irritation
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Brittle
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easily broken, difficult
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Broach
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introduce, open up
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Brocade
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rich, figured fabric
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Brochure
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pamphlet
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Brooch
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ornamental clasp
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Brook
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tolerate, endure
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Browbeat
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bully, intimidate
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Browse
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graze, skim, glance at casually
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Brunt
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main impact, shock
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Brusque
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blunt, abrupt
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Buccaneer
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pirate
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Bucolic
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rustic, pastoral
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Buffet
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self-service table with food; slap, batter, knock about
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Buffoonery
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clowning
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Bugaboo
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bugbear, object of baseless terror
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Bullion
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gold/silver bars
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Bulwark
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earthwork, strong defence
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Bungle
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mismanage
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Buoyant
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able to float, cheerful, optimistic
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Bureaucracy
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overregulated administration, red tape
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Burgeon
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grow forth, send out buds
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Burlesque
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ridicule imitation
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Burnish
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make shiny by rubbing, polish
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Buttress
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support, prop up
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Buxom
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full-bosomed, plump, jolly
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Cabal
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group secretly promoting its interests
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Cache
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hiding place
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Cacophonous
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inharmonious, discordant
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Cadaver
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corpse
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Cadaverous
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like a corpse, pale
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Cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall
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Cadge
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beg, mooch, panhandle
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Cajole
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coax, wheedle
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Calamity
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disaster, misery
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Calculated
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deliberately planned, likely
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Cauldron
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large kettle
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Caliber
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ability, quality
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Callous
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hardened, unfeeling
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Callow
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youthful, immature, inexperienced
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Calorific
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heat-producing
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Calumny
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slander, malicious misinterpretation
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Camaraderie
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good-fellowship
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Cameo
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shell or jewel carved in relief; special appearance
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Camouflage
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disguise, conceal
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Canard
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false, unfounded story
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Candor
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frankness, open honesty
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Canine
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related to dogs, doglike
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Canker
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sore, ulcer, evil
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Canny
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shrewd, thrifty
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Canon
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rule, principle; authoritative books collection
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Cant
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insincere expression of piety; thief jargon
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Cantankerous
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ill-humored, irritable
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Cantata
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story set to music, sung by a chorus
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Canter
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slow gallop
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