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20 Cards in this Set
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Bellicose adj. (n. Bellicosity) |
Of a quarreling disposition |
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Benediction n. |
A Blessing |
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Benign adj. (adj. benignant) |
Displaying kindness or gentleness; tending to foster well-being |
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Bereaved adj. |
Grief-stricken, especially by another's death |
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Blase adj. |
Bored with life or surfeited by overindulgence |
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Bleak adj. (n. Bleakness) |
Desolate; cheerless |
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Blithe adj. (adj. Blithesome) |
Cheerful |
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Bombastic adj. (n. Bombast) |
High-flown or inflated in language |
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Bowdlerize v. |
To purge a book, article or other objectionable passages |
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Braggadocio n. |
Pretentious boasting |
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Bucolic adj. |
Characteristic of the countryside |
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Cabal n. |
A small band of conspirators |
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Cacophonous adj. (n cacophony) |
Harsh and discordant in sound |
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Capricious adj. (n. Capriciousness, n. Caprice) |
Fickle, whimsical, changeable |
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Captious adj. |
Given to petty fault-finding |
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Careen v. |
To dip to one side; Syn. lurch, sway |
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Carmine n. |
A purplish-red color |
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Caucus n. |
A meeting of party leaders to decide on a unified policy or choice of candidates |
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Censure v. (adj. Censurable) |
Criticize adversely |
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Chagrin n. |
A mental upset stemming from keen disappointment or humiliation |
