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20 Cards in this Set
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botanical
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of or pertaining to plant life
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bovine
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dull, unresponsive, or slow
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braggadacio
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bragging or meaningless boasting
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brandish
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to flourish or shake menacingly or ostentatiously
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brash
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impudent, hasty
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brass
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brazen, cheap, or showy
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bravado
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an open show of bravery
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brevity
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shortness
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brunt
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primary impact of a blow
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brusque
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short, abrupt or curt in manner
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bugaboo
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an object of fear
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bumptious
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overbearing or crudely assertive
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bureaucracy
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concentration of power and authority in administrative bodies
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bygone
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something gone by
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calvary
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a scene of intense anguish
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canard
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a fabrication or unfounded story
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candor
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openness or honesty
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canonical
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in accordance with or conforming to established church laws
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capacious
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capable of holding a great deal of something
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capitulate
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to accede or demand for surrender
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