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30 Cards in this Set
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Benighted; adj
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unenlightened
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Bequeath; verb
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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Beseech; verb
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to beg, plead, implore
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Bilk; verb
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to cheat, lie to
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Blandish; verb
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to coax with flattery
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Blight; verb
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to afflict; to destroy
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Bonhomie; noun
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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Boon; noun
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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Bourgeois; adj
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middle class
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Breach, noun
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act of breaking, violation
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Brigand; noun
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bandit, outlaw
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Brusque; adj
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rough and abrupt in manner
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Burgeon; verb
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to sprout or flourish
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Buttress; verb
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to reinforce or support
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Cadence; noun
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rhythmic flow of peotry; marching beat
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Cajole; verb
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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Callow; adj
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immature, lacking sophistication
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Capacious; adj
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large, roomy; extensive
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Capitulate; verb
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to submit completely, surrender
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Capricious; adj
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impulsive, whimsical, whitout much thought
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Castigate; verb
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to punish; to chastise, to criticize severely
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Catharsis; noun
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purification, cleansing
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Catholic; adj
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universal; broad and comprehensive
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Cavalier; adj
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carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
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Centripetal; adj
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directed or moving towards the center
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Chagrin; noun
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shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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Charlatan; noun
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quack,fake
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Chicanery; noun
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trickery, fraud, deception
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Choleric; adj
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easily angered, short-tempered
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Circumlocution; noun
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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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