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27 Cards in this Set
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Badger
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to annoy persistently
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Balmy
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soft and mild (of air); fragrant
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Bandy
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discuss lightly, heated (words) exchange
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Banter
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good humored, playful conversation.
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Barren
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uninhabited; worthless for cultivation
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Bedeck
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to decorate
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Beldam
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an old woman; a hag; an ancestress
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Benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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Beseech
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to ask for or request earnestly
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Bestial
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beast-like; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
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Bigoted
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prejudiced, dogmatic, arbitrary
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Blanch
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bleach; whiten; make white or pale
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Blasé
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bored with pleasure or dissipation
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Blithe
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carefree; happy and lighthearted
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Bode
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to foreshadow; portend
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Boisterous
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loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
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Bombastic
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grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
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Bona fide
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real deal, genuine
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Bonny
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very pleasing to the eye
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Brandish
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to wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
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Bred
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breed
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Bridle
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the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
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Brusque
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blunt; abrupt
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Buffet
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to strike forcefully; to beat repeatedly
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Bulwark
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a protective structure of stone or concrete
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Buoyant
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characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness 2. , tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
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Bygone
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past events to be put aside
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