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230 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen; to subside
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abet
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assist in doing wrong
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abetter
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encourager
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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self-denial
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aboveboard
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without concealment, fraud, or trickery
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abomate
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loathe; abhor
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abscission
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cutting off; separation
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abscond
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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
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abstemious
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restraint, especially of food and alcohol
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abut
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border on
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acarpous
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effete; no longer fertile; worn out
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acetic
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pertaining to the nature of vinegar
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accede
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agree
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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praise; approval; award of merit
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip
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accrue
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come about by addition
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pugnant
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accretion
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the growing of separate things into one
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achillean
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invulnerable
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acidulous
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slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp
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acquiesce
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comply
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acrimony
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sharpness of speech or temper
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuary
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someone who advises insurance companies
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actuate
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motivate; activate; cause to act
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acuity
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sharpness
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adage
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proverb
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addle
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to become rotten; to become confused
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adduce
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to offer as example, reason or proof
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adjudicate
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to settle judicially
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adjunct
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something added; assistant
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adjure
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to beg
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adhere
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stick fast
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adulteration
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making unpure, poorer in quality
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adumbrate
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to suggest or hint; overshadow
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adventitious
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coming from another source and not innate; accidental
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aegis
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shield; protection; defense
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affix
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fasten
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agglomerate
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pile together
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agog
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eager; excited
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akrasia
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suffering of a weak will
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alacrity
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eager and cheerful readiness
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alcove
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recess; partially enclosed place
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alkali
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acid neutralizing substance
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allay
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calm; pacify
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alluvion
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flood
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amalgam
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combination of different things
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amalgamate
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mix, combine; unite societies
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ambience
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environment; atmosphere
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amble
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leisurely walk
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ameliorate
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improve; make better
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amortize
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end debt by setting aside money
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analgesia
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condition of being unable to feel pain
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anathema
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something loathed; curse
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animas
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hostile feeling or intent
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animadversion
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criticism
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animalcule
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microscopic animal
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annalist
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historian
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annals
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cronological record of events
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annex
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to affix at the end
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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anodyne
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capable of relieving pain
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antecede
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precede
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antebellum
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existing before a war
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antediluvian
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made a long time ago
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antemeridian
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before noon
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antemundane
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before the world's creation
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antenatal
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before birth
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anthropoid
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manlike
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anthracite
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hard coal
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antilogy
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inconsistency
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antistrophe
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a proposition in conjunction with it's own inversion
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antithetical
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directly opposing
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ape
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imitate or mimic
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aperture
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opening; hole
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apex
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summit
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aphasia
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loss of the power to use or comprehend words
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aphorism
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concise statement of a principle
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apiarist
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beekeeper
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apiculture
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beekeeping
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aplomb
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poise, composure in difficult situations
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apocryphal
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story widely believed but untrue
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apogee
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highest point
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apollonian
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clarity, harmony, and restraint
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apostasy
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renunciation of a religion
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apoplexy
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stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
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apotheosis
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deification; glorification to godliness
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apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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appellation
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identifying name or title
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
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apropos
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appropriate to the situation; apt
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aquiline
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curved; hooked
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arabesque
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a complex ornate design
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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argot
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jargon; slang
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arrant
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in the highest degree
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arrears
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being in debt
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arrhythmic
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lacking rhythm or regularity
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arroyo
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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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arbiter
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judge
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arboretum
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place where trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
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arcane
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secret; mysterious
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arduous
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hard; strenuous
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arraign
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charge in court
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array
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clothe; adorn
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artless
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open and honest
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ascendancy
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dominance
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aseptic
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surgically clean
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askance
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indirect glance or meaning
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asperity
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roughness; harshness; ill temper; irritability
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aspersion
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slander
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assay
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analyze; discover which materials are present
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assail
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assault
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assiduous
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diligent; hard-working; sedulous
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assuage
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make something burdensome or painful less severe
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astigmatism
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eye defect which prevents proper focus
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astringent
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substance that shrinks
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astral
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relating to stars
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astute
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clever
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asunder
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seperate into parts; apart
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type
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atelier
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artist's workroom
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken; enervate
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aureole
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sun's corona; halo
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austere
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strict; stern
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augury
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omen; sign
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autarchy
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unrestricted power
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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state confidently; declare as true
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averse
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reluctant
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aviary
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enclosure for birds
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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avuncular
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of or like an uncle
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awl
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pointed tool used for piercing
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bacchanalia
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drunken party; orgy
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backslide
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revert to bad habits; reverter
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badger
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pester; annoy
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badinage
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teasing conversation; banter; baffle frustrate
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baleful
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evil
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ballast
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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balm
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something that relieves pain
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace
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bandy
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discuss lightly; exchange blows or words
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bane
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ruin
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barb
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sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark
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barefaced
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shameless and noticeable; blatant
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barrister
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counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
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baroque
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highly ornate
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bastion
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stronghold
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bauble
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trinket
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bawdy
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indecent
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beatific
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giving or showing bliss
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beatitude
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state of great happiness
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bedizen
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dress with vulgar finery
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bedraggle
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wet thoroughly
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beeline
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direct quick route
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begrudge
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envy
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beguile
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deceive
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beholden
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obligated
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behoove
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be suited to
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belabor
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harp on; dwell on tediously
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belated
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delayed
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beleaguer
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besiege or attack; harass; beset
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belie
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contradict
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bellicose
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warlike
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belligerent
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quarrelsome
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bemoan
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lament
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bemuse
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confuse
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benediction
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blessing
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benignity
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state of being kind or benign
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benison
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blessing
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berate
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scold strongly
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bereavement
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state of being deprived of something valuable
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bereft
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deprived of (something valuable); lacking
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beset
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harass or trouble from all directions
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besmirch
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soil; defile
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betoken
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signify
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bevy
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large group
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biennial
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every two years
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bifurcated
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divided into two branches
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bilious
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suffering from indigestion; irritable; easily irritated
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bilk
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swindle; cheat
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bivouac
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temporary encampment; camp without tents
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blackball
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vote against (an applicant); ostracize
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blanch
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bleach; whiten
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blandishment
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flattery
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blight
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plant disease
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blowhard
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talkative boaster
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bludgeon
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club
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blurt
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utterly impulsive
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bode
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foreshadow; portend
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bohemian
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unconventional
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boisterous
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violent
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bombastic
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pompous
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boon
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blessing; something very helpful
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bovine
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cowlike
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bowdlerize
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remove erroneous or vulgar material from; expuragte
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brackish
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somewhat saline
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braggadocio
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boasting
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brandish
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wave around
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brawny
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sturdy
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brazen
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insolent
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bristling
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showing irritation
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bristle
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short stiff hair
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brevity
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brief in duration
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brocade
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rich, patterned fabric
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bromide
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platitude; sedative
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brooch
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ornamental clasp
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brook
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tolerate
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browbeat
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bully
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browse
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graze
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brusque
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blunt
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buccaneer
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pirate
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bucolic
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lacking refinement; rustic
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buffet
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strike forcefully
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bugaboo
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bugbear; object of baseless terror
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bullion
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gold and silver in the form of bars
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bulwark
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strong wall built for defense
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bungle
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blunder
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burlesque
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give an imitation that ridicules
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buxom
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full-bosomed; jolly
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