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76 Cards in this Set
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bard
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n. poet
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baroque
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adj. highly ornate
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barrage
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n. barrier laid down by artillery fire
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barren
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adj. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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barricade
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n. hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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barterer
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n. trader
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bask
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v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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bastion
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n. fortress; defense
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bate
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v. let down; restrain
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bauble
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n. trinket; trifle
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bawdy
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adj. indecent; obscene
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beam
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n. rayof light; long piece of metal or wood; course of a radio signal
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beatific
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adj. giving bliss; blissful
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beatitude
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n. blessedness; state of bliss
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bedizen
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v. dress with vulgar finery
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bedraggle
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v. wet thoroughly; stain with mud
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beeline
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n. direct, quick route
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befuddle
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v. confuse thoroughly
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beget
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v. father; produce; give rise to
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begrudge
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v. resent
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beguile
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v. mislead or delude; pass time
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behemoth
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n. huge creature; monstrous animal
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belabor
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v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally
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belated
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adj. delayed
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beleaguer
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v. besiege or attack; harassed
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belie
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v. contradict; give a false impression
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belittle
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v. disparage or depreciate; put down
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bellicose
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adj. warlike
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belligerent
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adj. quarrelsome
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bemoan
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v. lament; express disproval of
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bemused
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adj. confused; lost in though; preoccupied
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benediction
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n. blessing
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benefactor
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n. gift giver; patron
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beneficial
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adj. helpful; useful
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beneficiary
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n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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benevolent
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adj. generous; charitable
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benign
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adj. kindly; favorable; not malignant
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bent
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adj; n. determined; natural talent or inclination
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bequeath
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v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
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berate
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v. scold strongly
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bereavement
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n. state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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bereft
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adj. deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss
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berserk
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adv. frenzied
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beseech
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v. beg; plead with
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beset
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v. harass or trouble; hem in
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besiege
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v. surrround with armed forces; harass(with requests)
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besmirch
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v. soil; defile
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bestial
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adj. beastlike; brutal
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bestow
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v. give
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betoken
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v. signify; indicate
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betray
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v. be unfaithful; reveal(unconsciously or unwillingly)
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betroth
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v. become engaged to marry
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bevy
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n. large group
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biased
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adj. slanted; prejudiced
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bicameral
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adj. two-chambered, as a legislative body
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bicker
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v. quarrel
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biennial
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adj. every two years
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bigitry
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n. stubborn intolerance
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bilious
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adj. suffering from indigestion; irritable
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bilk
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v. swindle; cheat
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billowing
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adj. swelling out in waves; surging
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bivouac
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n. temporary encampment
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bizarre
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adj. fantastic; violently contrasting
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blanch
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v. bleach; whiten
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bland
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adj. soothing or mild; agreeable
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blandishment
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n. flattery
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blare
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n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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blasé
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adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blasphemy
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n. irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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blatant
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adj. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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bleak
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adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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blighted
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adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed
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blithe
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adj. gay; joyous; heedless
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bloated
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adj swollen or puffed as with water or air
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bludgeon
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n. club; heavy-headed weapon
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bluff
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adj. rough but good-natured
n. pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff |
