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banal
overfamiliar; boring
bane
burden
belligerent
aggressive; eager to fight
basic
having to do with the main or starting point of something
beguile
to deceive
benevolent
kindly, charitable
bereft
deprived of
bias
personal preference; prejudice
bilk
to cheat
blandishment
flattery
bolster
support; prop up
bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
brawl
a noisy quarrel or fight
baleful
foreshadowing something evil; foreboding
begrudgingly
reluctantly; resentfully
brevity
briefness
complaisant
willingness to do favors
curtail
to cut short
cynical
believing the worse of human nature
cajole
(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
callous
emotionally hardened
dearth
a lack, scarcity
debauch
corrupt
debunk
to prove wrong
decree
an official order issued by a legal authority
deference
to respect
deficient
lacking
defunct
no longer in existence
demagogue
a leader who appeals to citizens’ emotions to obtain power
demur
to question or oppose
