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40 Cards in this Set
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brusque
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adj. blunt adj. brupt
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brocade
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n. rich, figured fabric
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blighted
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adj. suffering from a disease adj. destroyed
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bristling
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adj. risingl ike bristles adj. showing irritation
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buffoonery
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n. clowning
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bode
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vb. foreshadow vb. serve as a omen
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bumptious
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adj. self-assertive
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bugaboo
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n. bugbear n. object of baseless terror
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blunder
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n. error
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bludgeon
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n. cluby n. heavy-headed weapon
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bulwark
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n. earthwork or other strong defense n. person who defends
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bogus
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adj. fake adj. not authentic
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bloated
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adj. swollen or puffed as with water or air
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brindled
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adj. light brown or grayish with treaks or spots
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broach
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vb. open up
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brackish
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adj. somewhat salty
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blithe
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adj. extremely happy adj. joyous
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bucolic
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adj. country-like adj. pertaining to a farm
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bolster
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vb. support vb. prop up
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bountiful
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adj. generous adj. showing abundance
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boorish
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adj. rude adj. clownish
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bombastic
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adj. pompous adj. using inflated language
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bowlderize
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vb. remove offensive material
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brooch
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n. ornamental clasp
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bourgeois
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n. middle class
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boisterous
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adj. violent adj. rough adj. noisy
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braggadocio
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n. boasting
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blatant
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adj. loudly offensive
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bleak
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adj. cold adj. cheerless
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blazon
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vb. decorate with an heraldic coat of arms
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brevity
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n. shortness
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brochure
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n. pamphlet
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breviary
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n. book containing the daily prayers
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bravado
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n. assumed air of defiance n. boasting
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bungle
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vb. spoil by clumsy behavior
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breach
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n. breaking of contract or duty n. crack n. gap
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breadth
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n. width n. extent
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brazen
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adj. rude
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bullion
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n. gold and silver in the forms of bars
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blurt
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vb. utter out of impulse
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