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54 Cards in this Set
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baleful
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harmful, with evil intentions
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balk
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to refuse, shirk, prevent
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banter
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playful conversation
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bay
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to bark, especially in a prolonged way
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becloud
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to confuse, to darken with clouds
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belabor
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to insist repeatedly
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belated
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late
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beleaguer
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to harass, plague
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bellicose
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warlike, aggressive
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bellow
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to roar, shout
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benchmark
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standard of measure
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benefactor
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someone giving aid or money
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beneficent
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kindly, charitable
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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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bibliophile
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book lover
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bilateral
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two sided
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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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
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to afflict, destroy
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boisterous
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rowdy, loud, unrestrained
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boor
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crude person, one lacking manner
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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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brazen
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bold, shameless, or like brass
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breach
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act of breaking, violation
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brusque
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rough and abrupt in manner
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buffet
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to toss about; to strike with force
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buffoon
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clown or fool
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burgeon
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to sprout or flourish
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burly
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brawny, husky
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byway
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back road
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blandish
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to coax by using flattery
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boon
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a gift or blessing
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brusque
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short, abrupt, dismissive
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burnish
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to polish
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buttress
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to support, hold up, prop up
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite
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bane
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cause of ruin
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression
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belittle
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disparage; make fun of
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belligerent
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quarrelsome
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benevolent
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generous; charitable
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benign
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
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bequeath
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
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biased
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slanted; prejudiced
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bland
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soothing; mild; dull
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blasphemy
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irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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braggart
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boastful person
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brawn
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muscular strength; sturdiness
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brevity
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conciseness; briefness
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