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50 Cards in this Set
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1. Bacterium: [bakˈti(ə)rēəm]
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Noun: A microbe.
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2. Badger: [baj-er]
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Verb: To pester
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3. Baffle: [baf-uhl]
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Verb: To foil or frustrate.
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4. Bailiff: [bey-lif]
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Noun: An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
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5. Baize: [beyz]
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Noun: A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
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6. Bale: [beyl]
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Noun: A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
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7. Baleful: [beyl-fuhl]
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Adjective: Malignant.
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8. Ballad: [bal-uhd]
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Noun: Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.
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9. Balsam: [bawl-suhm]
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Noun: A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
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10. Banal: [buh-nal]
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Adjective: Commonplace.
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11. Barcarole: [bahr-kuh-rohl]
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Noun: A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.
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12. Barograph: [bar-uh-graf]
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Noun: An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
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13. Barometer: [buh-rom-i-ter]
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Noun: An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
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14. Barring: [bahr-ing]
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Preposition: Apart from
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15. Baritone: [bar-i-tohn]
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Adjective: Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
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16. Bask: [bahsk]
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Verb: To make warm by genial heat.
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17. Bass: [bās]
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Adjective: Low in tone or compass
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18. Baste: [ bāst]
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Verb: To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
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19. Baton: [ bəˈtän]
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Noun: An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
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20. Battalion: [bəˈtalyən]
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Noun: A body infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
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21. Batten: [batn]
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Noun: A narrow strip of wood.
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22. Batter: [batər]
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Noun: A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
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23. Bauble: [bôbəl]
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Noun: A trinket.
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24. Bawl: [bôl]
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Verb: To proclaim by outcry.
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25. Beatify: [bēˈatəˌfī]
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Verb: To make supremely happy.
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26. Beatitude: [bēˈatiˌt(y)o͞od]
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Noun: Any state of great happiness.
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27. Beau: [bō]
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Noun: An escort or lover.
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28. Becalm: [biˈkä(l)m]
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Verb: To make quiet
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29. Beck: [bek]
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Verb: To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
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30. Bedaub: [biˈdôb]
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Verb: To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
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31. Bedeck: [biˈdek]
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Verb: To cover with ornament.
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32. Bedlam: [bedləm]
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Noun: Madhouse
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33. Befog: [bē fôg]
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Verb: To confuse.
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34. Befriend: [bē frend′, bi-]
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Verb: To be a friend to, especially when in need.
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35. Beget: [bē get′]
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Verb: To produce by sexual generation.
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36. Begrudged: [bih-gruhj]
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Verb: To envy one of the possession of.
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37. Belate: (bi-layt)
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Verb: To delay past the proper hour.
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38. Belay: [bih-ley]
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Verb: To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
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39. Belie: (bi-lai)
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Verb: To misrepresent
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40. Believe: [bih-leev]
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Verb: To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
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41. Belittle: [bih-lit-l]
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Verb: To disparage.
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42. Belle: [bel]
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Noun: A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
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43. Bellicose: [bel-i-kohs]
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Adjective: Warlike.
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44. Belligerent: [buh-lij-er-uhnt]
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Adjective: Manifesting a warlike spirit.
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45. Bemoan: [bih-mohn]
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Verb: To lament.
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46. Benediction: [ben-i-dik-shuhn]
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Noun: a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
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47. Benefactor: [ben-uh-fak-ter ]
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Noun: A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
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48. Benefice: [ben-uh-fis]
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Noun: A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
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49. Beneficent: [buh-nef-uh-suhnt]
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Adjective: Characterized by charity and kindness.
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50. Beneficial: [ben-uh-fish-uhl]
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Adjective: Helpful.
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