Page 154 Letter A-B Flashcards

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Avarice

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Greed ( intense, selfish desire for smth ( wealth, power, food))

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aversion

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Disgust, intense dislike

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Baffle

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To confuse completely

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Bald

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Without hair, undistinguished, plain

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Baleful

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Threatening, sinister, malicious

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Ban

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To declare that smth must not be done, to prohibit or forbid officially

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Banish

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To exile, to drive out, to sent away, to expel

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Beckon

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To lure, to attract, to signal by waving

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Bellow

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To shout in a deep voice

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Beneficiary

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A person who receives money or property from an insurance policy or form of will

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Bequeath

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To leave or give by will

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Beverage

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Any drink, excluding water

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Bewilder

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To baffle, to confuse utterly

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14
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Biased

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Prejudiced

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15
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Bicker

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To argue

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Bitter

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Very unpleasant

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Bizarre

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Odd, weird

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Blame

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Responsibility, culpability

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Blandishments

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Pleasant and persuasive words or actions

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Bleak

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Bare, unpleasantly cold, unsheltered

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Blemish

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A flaw, a defect

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Blend

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Mixture