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30 Cards in this Set
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bereave
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to make desolate with loneliness and grief
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berth
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a bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
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beseech
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to implore
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beset
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to attack on all sides
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besmear
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to smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance
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bestial
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animal
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bestrew
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to sprinkle or cover with things strewn
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bestride
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to get or sit upon astride, as a horse
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bethink
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to remind oneself
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betide
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to happen to or befall
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betimes
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in good season or time
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betroth
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to engage to marry
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betrothal
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engagement to marry
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bevel
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any inclination of two surgaces other than 90 degrees
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bewilder
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to confuse the perceptions or judgment of
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bibliomania
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the passion for collecting books
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bibliography
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a list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject
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bibliophile
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one who loves books
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bibulous
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fond of drinking
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bide
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to await
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biennial
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a plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second
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bier
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a horizontal framework with two handles at each end forcarrying a corpse to the grave
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bigamist
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one who has two spouses at the same time
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bigamy
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the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living
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bight
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a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line
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bilateral
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two-sided
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bilingual
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speaking two languages
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biograph
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a bibliographical sketch or notice
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biography
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a written account of one's life, actions, and character
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biology
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the science of life or living organisms
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