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50 Cards in this Set
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baleful
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having evil intentions
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balk
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to stop short, hesitate
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ballad
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folk song
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bane
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something causing death, destruction
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banter
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playful conversation
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behemoth
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huge creature
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behold
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to see
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belabor
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to insist upon repeatedly
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beleaguer
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to harass
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bellicose
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warlike
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belligerent
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hostile
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bellow
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to roar
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bemuse
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to confuse
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benchmark
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standard of measure
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benediction
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a blessing
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benefactor
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one who gives aid
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benign
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kind, gentle
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berate
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to scold harshly
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beseech
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to beg, plead
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bestow
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to give as a gift
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bevy
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group
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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bilateral
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two sided
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bilk
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cheat
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blanch
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to turn white
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blatant
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obvious
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blight
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to destroy
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blithe
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joyful
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bludgeon
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to strike with a heavy club
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boisterous
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loud
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bombastic
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high sounding but meaningless
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bona fide
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in good faith
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botanist
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one who studies plants
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boudoir
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a woman's private room
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bountiful
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plentiful
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bourgeois
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middle-class
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breach
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act of breaking, violation
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brigand
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bandit, outlaw
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broach
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to mention for the first time
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brusque
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rough and abrupt
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brazen
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made of brass
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buffoon
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clown, fool
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bulwark
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wall of defense
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buckler
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small round shield
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burnish
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to polish
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bursar
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treasurer
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buttress
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to reinforce
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byway
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back road
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bustle
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energetic activity
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blandish
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to flatter
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