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32 Cards in this Set
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behemoth
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n. huge creature n. something of monstrous size or power
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behoove
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vb. suited to vb. be proper for
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belated
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adj. delayed
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beleaguer
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vb. cause to surround with troops
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belittle
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vb. make worse vb. express disapproval
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benediction
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n. blessing
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berate
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vb. scold strongly
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besmirch
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vb. soil vb. defile
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biennial
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adj. every two years
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beneficiary
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n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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benevolent
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adj. generous adj. charitable
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bereft
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adj. deprived of adj. lacking
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beholden
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adj. obligated adj. indebted
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bereavement
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n. state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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benign
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adj. kindly adj. favorable adj. not evil
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belabor
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vb. beat soundly vb. attack verbally
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benighted
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adj. overcome by darkness
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belie
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vb. contradict vb. give a false impression
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benison
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n. blessing
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belligerent
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adj. quarrelsome
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bellicose
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adj. warlike
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benignity
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n. state of being kind, favorable, gracious
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bestial
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adj. beastlike adj. brutal
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berserk
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adj. frenzied
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bestow
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vb. confer
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bicameral
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adj. two-chambered, as a legislative body
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bibulous
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adj. inclined to drink adj. affected by alcohol adj. related to drinking
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bicker
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vb. quarrel
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bifurcate
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adj. divided into two braches adj. forked
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betroth
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vb. become engaged to marry
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benefactor
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n. gift-giver n. sponsor
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bevy
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n. large group
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