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13 Cards in this Set
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Bathetic
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Effusively or insincerely emotional
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Banal
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boring, ordinary, and not original:
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Beseech
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To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help.
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Behest
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An urgent request: I called the office at the behest of my assistant. An authoritative command.
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Berate
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To rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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Bibulous
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A bibulous person enjoys drinking a lot of alcohol
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Belligerent
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disapproving, wishing to fight or argue:
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Bowdlerise
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to remove words or parts from a book, play, or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive:
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Braggart |
someone who proudly talks a lot about himself or herself and his or her achievements or possessions |
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Brevity
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Brevity using only a few words or lasting only a short time:
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Baleful
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threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone:
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Blithe
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happy and without worry:
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Bloviate
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talk at length,especially in an inflated or empty way.
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