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24 Cards in this Set
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Baleful
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harmful
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Balm
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soothing, healing influence
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Banal
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trite, overly common
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Bane
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something causing death, destruction, or ruin
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Bastion
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fortification, stronghold
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Bay (v.)
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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
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Beguile
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to decieve, mislead; charm
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Belabor
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
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Belie
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to misrepresent; expose as false
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Beneficent
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kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
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Benighted
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unenlightened
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Benign
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kindly, gentle, or harmless
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Bequeath
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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Berate
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to scold harshly
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Beseech
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to beg, plead, implore
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Bestial
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beastly, animal-like
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Blanch
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to pale; take the color out of
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Blandish
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to coax with flattery
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Blight (v.)
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to afflict, destroy
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Bombastic
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using high-sounding but meaningless language
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Boor
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crude person, one lacking manners or taste
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Broach (v.)
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to mention or suggest for the first time
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Burgeon
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to sprout or flourish
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Burnish
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to polish, make smooth and bright
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