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73 Cards in this Set
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bacchanal |
party animal |
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baleful |
threatening |
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balk |
to abruptly refuse |
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ballyhoo |
sensational advertising |
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balm |
something that heals or soothes |
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banal |
ordinary |
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bandy |
to toss back and forth |
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bane |
poison |
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banter |
teasing remarks |
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baroque |
fancy |
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barrage |
outpouring |
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bastion |
fortress |
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bauble |
trinket |
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bedlam |
chaos |
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beget |
to give birth to |
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begrudge |
to envy another's |
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behest |
command |
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belabor |
to go over repeatedly |
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beleaguer |
to surround, harass |
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belie |
to contradict |
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belittle |
to put down |
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belligerent |
combative |
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bemoan |
to lament |
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bemused |
confused |
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benediction |
blessing |
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benefactor |
helper |
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benevolent |
kindly |
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benighted |
ignorant |
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benign |
harmless |
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bequest |
something left in a will |
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bereaved |
deprived (especially through death) |
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beset |
to harrass |
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bestow |
to gift |
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bilious |
cranky |
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bivouac |
a temporary camp |
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blanch |
to turn pale |
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bland |
tasteless |
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blandishment |
flattery |
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blasphemy |
irreverence |
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blatant |
glaring |
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blight |
disease |
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bliss |
contentment |
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blithe |
carefree |
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bluster |
to roar |
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bombast |
pompous speech or writing |
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bon vivant |
someone who enjoys luxurious living |
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bona fide |
genuine |
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boon |
blessing |
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boor |
rude person |
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booty |
plunder |
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botch |
to ruin |
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bourgeois |
middle class |
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bovine |
cow related |
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bracing |
invigorating |
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brandish |
to wave threateningly |
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bravado |
false bravery |
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brawn |
strength |
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brazen |
bold |
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breach |
violation |
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brevity |
briefness |
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brink |
edge |
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bristle |
hair standing on edge |
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broach |
to open a subject for discussion |
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bromide |
a statement so boring it threatens to sedate the listener |
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brouhaha |
uproar |
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brusque |
abrupt |
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bucolic |
charmingly rural |
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buffoon |
joker |
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bulwark |
defensive wall |
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bureaucracy |
inefficient administration |
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burgeon |
to flourish |
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burlesque |
lewd imitation |
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byzantine |
complicated |
