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40 Cards in this Set
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buttress
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n. support or prop
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bilious
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adj. suffering from indigestion adj. irritable
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bigotry
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n. stubborn lack of tolerance
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bivouac
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n. temporary encampment
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burnish
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vb. make shiny by rubbing vb. polish
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blandishment
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n. flattery
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burgeon
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vb. grow forth vb. send out buds
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cadaver
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n. dead body
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calorific
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adj. heat-producing
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candor
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n. honesty
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cantata
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n. story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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cantankerous
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adj. ill-humored adj. irritable
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cabal
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n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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bland
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adj. smoothing adj. mild
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bilk
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vb. deceive vb. cheat
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buxom
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adj. plump adj. vigorous adj. jolly
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canter
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n. slow gallop
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blanch
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vb. bleach vb. whiten
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burly
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adj. muscular adj. strongly built
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calumniate
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vb. to say malicious statements
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burlesque
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vb. give an imitation that makes fun of
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blasphemous
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adj. nonreligious adj. lacking respect
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canny
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adj. shrewd adj. stingy
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bizarre
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adj. fantastic adj. violently contrasting
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blase'
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adj. bored with pleasure or amusement
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bureaucracy
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n. government by bureaus
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cadaverous
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adj. like a dead body adj. pale
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canine
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adj. related to dogs adj. doglike
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caliber
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n. ability n. capacity
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cant
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n. bunch of thieves n. religious phraseology
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canker
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n. any ulcerous sore n. any evil
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canard
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n. unfounded rumor n. exaggerated report
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calumny
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n. malicious misrepresentation n. hurtful remarks
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cacophony
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n. discord
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cameo
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n. shell or jewel carved in relief
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cache
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n. hiding place
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callous
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adj. hardened adj. unfeeling
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callow
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adj. unfledged adj. youthful
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calligraphy
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n. beautiful writing n. excellent penmanship
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cajole
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vb. coax vb. praise in order to get one's way
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