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n. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band


Spelling Word: bandit
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n. the most important or necessary part of something
n. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained


Spelling Word: basis
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n. the sound of a [___] being struck
n. the shape of a bell


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a. having or covered with or accompanied by blood
a. informal intensifiers


Spelling Word: bloody
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n. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
n. the driver's seat on a coach


Spelling Word: box
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n. distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice


Spelling Word: brandy
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v. act as a broker
n. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission


Spelling Word: broker
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a. expecting a rise in prices


Spelling Word: bullish
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n. any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
n. any of various types of cabbage


Spelling Word: cabbage
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n. young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
n. young of domestic cattle


Spelling Word: calf