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47 Cards in this Set
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baleful
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adj-sorrowful; sinister; evil
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balm
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n-soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve
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banal
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adj-trite; insipid; ordinary
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bane
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n-deadly affliction; curse; plague
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barbarity
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n-cruel action; inhuman act; harsh conduct
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barren
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adj-(1)infertile; impotent (2)arid; unproductive
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befuddle
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v-stupefy or confuse; misconstrue
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belated
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adj-tardy; overdue
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beleaguer
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v-besiege; surround
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belittle
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v-humilate; tease; diminish in importance
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bemoan
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v-(1)experience pain or distress (2)express pity for; mourn
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bemused
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adj-preoccupied by thought; bewildered; perplexed
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bilk
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v-defraud; deceive; hoodwink
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blandishment
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n-cajolery; enticement
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bliss
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n-gaiety; happiness; enjoyment
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blithe
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adj-happy; pleased; delighted
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boisterous
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adj-noisy; loud; violent; rowdy
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boorish
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adj-ill-mannered; rude; gauche
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brevity
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n-briefness; succinctness; terseness
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broach
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v-introduce; bring up; mention
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browbeat
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v-intimidate; harass; dominate
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bungle
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v-botch; mismanage; spoil
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buttress
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n-truss; foundation; support
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cancophonous
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adj-discordant; dissident; harsh
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callow
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adj-inexperienced; immature; naive
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candid
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adj-frank; blunt; open
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carouse
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v-drink to excess; live it up
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cease
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v-stop; end; halt
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celerity
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n-swift motion; speed; alacrity
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censorious
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adj-critical; attacking; denouncing
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charlatan
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n-fraud; person claiming knowledge he/she does not have; humbug; fake; hustler
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chary
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adj-careful; cautious
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chasten
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v-castigate; punish; reprove
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cherubic
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adj-sweet; kind; innocent
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chimerical
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adj-fanciful; whimsical; playful
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chronic
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adj-compulsice; typical; habitual; inveterate
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churlish
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adj-selfish; rancorous; surly
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circuitous
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adj-indirect; roundabout; rambling
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clamor
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n-loud noise or complaint; commotion; din
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clandestine
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adj-furitive; surreptitious; secret
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clemency
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n-lenience; mercy; compassion
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cloister
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n-convent; monastery; religious place
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coagulate
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v-congeal; curdle; clot
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coalesce
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v-combine; incorporate; merge
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coddle
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v-pamper; overindulge; baby; spoil
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coercion
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n-intimidation; duress; force; compulsion
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cognate
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adj-related by blood; having the same origin
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