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46 Cards in this Set
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Badger v. |
To annoy or pester |
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Baleful adj. |
Threatening harm |
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Banal adj. |
Unoriginal |
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Base adj. |
Not honest or good, having low quality or value |
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Battery n. |
A large groups of similar things |
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Bauble n. |
A small; inexpensive jewelry or toy |
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Baying v. |
Shouting |
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Beatific v. |
To bless: to make happy |
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Bedlam n. |
A state or uproar & confusion |
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Beguile v. |
To trick |
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Behemoth n. |
Something huge |
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Beleaguered adj. |
Weary tired, bothered |
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Belied v. |
Contradicted |
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Bellicose adj. |
Warlike, inclined to fight |
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Bemoan v. |
To mourn over, to express grief for |
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Beneficence n. |
The quality of being kind or charitable |
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Benigh adj. |
Harmless |
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Bereft adj. |
Deprived or robbed of something |
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Beseech v. |
To beg or ask |
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Bifurcated v. |
Slit in two |
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Bilious adj. |
Bad-tempered |
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Blase adj. |
Apathetic; unconcerned |
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Blithe adj. |
Happy, casual, unconcerned |
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Bloviated v. |
Was wordy, windy when speaking |
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Bludgeon v. |
To hit forcefully |
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Bonhomie n. |
A pleasant & friendly mood |
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Boon n. |
A benefit |
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Boor n. |
A crude person w/ rude, clumsy manners |
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Bootless adj. |
Useless |
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Bowdlerize v. |
To cut off all the offensive parts of a book |
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Bravado n. |
A false show of bravery ; swagger |
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Brazen adj. |
Shamelessly bold |
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Brevity n. |
Shortness of duration |
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Bromide n. |
A cliche or tired saying |
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Brusque adj. |
Abrupt, curt, harsh |
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Bucolic adj. |
Rustic; rural |
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Bugbear n. |
Something to fear |
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Bulwark adj. |
A strong support or protection |
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Bumptious adj. |
Assertive in a loud; arrogant way |
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Bungle v. |
To screw up |
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Buoyant adj. |
Happy; confident |
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Burdensome adj. |
Oppressive; causing difficulty or worry |
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Burgeoning adj. |
Growing |
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Buttress n. |
A support |
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Bygone adj. |
Past |
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Byzantine adj. |
Devious; complicated |
