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1
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Baleful

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Harmful, with evil intentions

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Balk

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To shop short and refuse to go on

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Ballast

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A structure that helps to stabilize or steady

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Banal

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Trite, overly common

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Banality

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Something that is trite, commonplace, or predictable

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Bane

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Cause of harm or ruin, source of annoyance

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Banish

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Drive away, expel

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Bard

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Lyrical poet

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Barricade

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Barrier

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Bastion

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Fortification, stronghold

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Beatific

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Displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness

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Becalm

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To stop the progress of, to soothe

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Becloud

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To make less visible, obscure, or blur

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Bedraggle

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Soiled, wet and limp, dilapidated

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Beget

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To produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth, to bring about

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Beguile

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To delude or deceive by trickery

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Behemoth

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Something of monstrous size or power, huge creature

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Belabor

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To insist repeatedly or harp on

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Belated

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Having been delayed, done too late

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Beleaguer

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To harass, plague

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Belfry

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Bell tower, room in which a bell is hung

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Belie

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To misrepresent, expose as false

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Bellicose

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Warlike, aggressive

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Belligerent

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Hostile, tending to fight

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Benefactor

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Someone who helps others financially

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Beneficent

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Pertaining to an act of kindness

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Benevolent

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Friendly and helpful

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Benighted

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Unenlightened

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Benign

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Gentle, harmless

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Bequeath

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To give or leave through a will, to hand down

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Berate

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To scold harshly

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Bereft

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Deprived of or lacking something

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Beseech

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To beg, plead, implore

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Betray

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To be false or disloyal to

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Bevy

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Group

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Bewilder

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To confuse or puzzle

37
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Biased

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Prejudiced

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Bifurcate

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Divide into two parts

39
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Bilious

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ill-tempered, sickly ailing

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Bilk

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To cheat, defraud

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Blandish

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To coax with flattery

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Blasphemous

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Cursing, profane, extremely irreverent

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Blatant

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Completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner

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Blaze

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Shine brightly, flare up suddenly

45
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Blemish

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Imperfection, flaw

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Blight

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To afflict, destroy

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Blithe

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Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought

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Blithely

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Merrily, lightheartedlycheerful, without appropriate thought

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Boast

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Speak with excessive pride

50
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Bolster

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Support, prop up

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Bombastic

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High-sounding but meaningless, ostentatiously lofty in style

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Boon

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Blessing, something to be thankful for

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Bonhomie

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Good-natured geniality, atmosphere of good cheer

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Boor

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Crude person, one lacking manners or taste

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Bourgeois

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Middle class

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Bovine

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Relating to cows, having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness

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Braggart

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A person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner

58
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Brandish

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Wave menacingly

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Breach

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Act of breaking, violation

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Brigand

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Bandit, outlaw

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Broach

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To mention or suggest for the first time

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Brusque

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Rough and abrupt in manner

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Brutality

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Ruthless, cruel, and unrelenting acts

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Bucolic

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Pastoral, rural

65
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Buffer

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Something that separates two entities

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Buffoonery

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Acting like a clown

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Burgeon

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To sprout or flourish

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Burnish

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To polish, to make smooth and bright

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Bursar

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A treasurer or keeper of funds

70
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Buttress

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To reinforce or support

71
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Bypass

A

Avoid

SAT (26 decks)

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