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30 Cards in this Set
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baroque
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overdecorated; showy
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bell (gr.)
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war; as bellicose, antebellum
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bequeath
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to hand down; to pass on
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bio (gr)
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life; as <i>biology, biopsy</i>
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baleful
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harmful; menacing; pernicious
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bibl(gr)
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book; as <i>biblical, bibliography</i>
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balk
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to stop short
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bane
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cause of ruin, harm, or distress
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beholden
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obligate; indebted
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bas(gr)
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low; as <i>debase</i>, <i>basement</i>
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banal
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common; ordinary; trite
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beleaguer
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to encircle (with an army); to annoy
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beatitude
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state of bliss
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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bagatelle
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thing of little value; trifle
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ben(gr)
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good, well; as <i>benevolent</i>, <i>benefactor</i>
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besmirch
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to make dirty
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bark
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a boat or sailing vessel
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badinage
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playful, teasing talk
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belligerent
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warlike; quarrelsome
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bastion
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a strong defense; a fort
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bevy
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a largy group
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behemoth
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huge animal
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bedlam (2)
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a madhouse; a noisy uproar
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bayou
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marshy body of water
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bawdy
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indecent; humorously obscene
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balmy (2)
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mild and refreshing; mentally unstable (slang)
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bacchanalian
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wild with drunkenness
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barrage
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heavy attack
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barrister
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lawyer (<i>British</i>)
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