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20 Cards in this Set
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balm |
something that heals or comforts; soothing; oil or ointment
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beget
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to give birth to; to create
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beleaguer
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to besiege; beset, surround, harass
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bereave
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suffering the death of a loved one; left alone
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beset
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to harass; to surround
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bizarre
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extremely unconventional or far-fetched
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blather
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to talk nonsensically
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bleak |
depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
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bludgeon
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to hit or attack with heavy impact; short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other
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bucolic |
rural or rustic in nature, country-like |
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bulwark
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a defensive wall; something serving as a principal defense
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cache
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a hiding place, or teh objects hidden in a hiding place
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cacophony
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harsh sounds
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cajole
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to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn't want to
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callous
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unfeeling, insensitive
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callow
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immature and inexperienced
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candor
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truthfulness, sincere, honesty
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capacious
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roomy, able to hold much
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castigate
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to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrongdoing
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catapult
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to launch; a device for hurling objects, a slingshot |
