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20 Cards in this Set
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avowal
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an open admission or statement
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babbitt
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a person who clings to narrow-minded, materialistic ideals of the middle class
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baccalaureate
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the degree awarded upon completion of an undergraduate course or study
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balderdash
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nonsense, a ridiculous idea
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bandy
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to exchange or pass back and forth
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baneful
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extremely harmful, ruinous, or destructive
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barbarous
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uncivilized or primitive
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barrage
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concentrated outpouring or volley
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beatitude
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highest possible blessedness or contentment
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bedraggled
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harried or in a condition of disarray
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befuddle
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to confuse or perplex
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belated
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late, tardy, delayed
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beleaguered
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embattled, constantly confronted with obstacles
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belie
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to disprove or demonstrate to be false
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belligerent
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aggressive or pugnacious
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bemused
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the quality of being bewildered, perplexed, or lost in reflection
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benediction
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a formal blessing, an expression of good wishes
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benevolent
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marked by a tendency to do well toward others
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benighted
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ignorant or unenlightened
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bequeath
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bestow by means of a will
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