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Bucolic

A 
Relating to pleasant aspects of countryside 
Rural or rustic in nature
Rustic
Rural
Pastoral
Agrarian
Idyllic
Agrestic

Antonym—
Urban

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Bumbling

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Incompetent
Acting in confused or ineffectual way
Lacking physical movement skills, especially with hands

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Benign

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Gentle
Kindly
Friendly 
Warm
Approachable
Tender
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Bauble

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A small, inexpensive trinket (earring)

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Baleful

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Having harmful or destructive effect
Threatening 
Malignant 
Menacing 
Hostile
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Bland

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Dull
Boring
Tedious
Tasteless

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Banal

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Used to often to be considered thoughtful 
Cliche
Platitude
Hackneyed 
Trite
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Boon

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Something that is helpful
Blessing

Very close and convivial

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Brazen

A 
Unrestrained by convention or propriety 
Bold
Shameless
Impudent
Impertinent
Presumptuous

Enduring an embarrassing or difficult situation with apparent confidence and lack of shame

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Bootleg

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Smuggle

Make, sell, transport illegally

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Bovine

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Relating to or affecting cattle

Animalof cattle group

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Bombastic

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High sounding but with little meaning
Pompous
Ranting
Turgid
Blathering 
Periphrastic
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Boor

A

Rough and bad mannered person

Rude

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Booty

A 
Valuable stolen goods, especially those seized in war
Loot
Pillage
Plunder
Prize
Trophy
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Barrage

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Artillery bombardment over an area
Bombardment 
Gunfire
Cannonade
Overwhelming attack of words or blows
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Balk

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To stop short or refuse to proceed
Eschew
Resist

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Belligerent

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Aggressive 
Hostile
Pugnacious
Choleric 
Truculent 
Antagonist
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Bequest

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Legacy
Inheritance
Endowment

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Brouhaha

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An uproar

Hubbub

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Bedlam

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A scene of noise uproar or confusion

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Benighted

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Unenlightened
Being in a state of intellectual darkness
Ignorant

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Bogus

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Not genuine or true
Spurious
Fraudulent
Feigned

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Bevy

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A large group of people or things of similar kind
Assemblage
Troop
Troupe

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Battery

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Unlawful beating of a person

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Bandy

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To trade
Give back and forth
To exchange

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Brink

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Edge

Point at which something unwelcome is about to happen- the verge

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Bolster

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To support

To boost

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Burgeon

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To expand, increase
Flourish
Thrive
Prosper
Swell
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Badger

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Pester
Annoy
Nag
Tease
Harass
Bother
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Ballistics

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Extremely or usually suddenly excited, angry, or upset

Study of dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles

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Balm

A

Something that heals or comforts

Soothing

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Beget

A

Give rise to
Engender
Generate
Produce

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Beleaguer

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To besiege (surround and harass)
Beset
To cause problems or difficulties for

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Bereave

A

Be deprived of close relation or friend through their death
Deprive
Dispossess
Widowed/orphaned

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Beset

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Assail

Beleaguer

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Blather

A

Talk in a long winded way without making very much sense
Rambling
Prattle
Babble

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Bleak

A 
Depressing
Disturbing 
Cold
Harsh
Barren
Raw

Antonym—
Warm
Soothing
Balmy

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Bludgeon

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To hit or attack with heavy impact

A stick with heavy end used as a weapon

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Bulwark

A

A defence wall
Palisade
Fence
Barricade

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Bemuse

A

Confuse
Bewilder
Puzzle

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Blithe

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Careless
Casual
Uncaring
Indifferent

Happy
Carefree

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Brawl

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Noisy fight or quarrel
Skirmish
Scrimmage

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Blatant

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Without any attempt at concealment
Completely obvious
Glaring
Lacking subtlety

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Bellicose

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Warlike
Willingness to fight
Demonstrating aggression 
Belligerent 
Pugnacious 
Contentious 
Hostile
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Beatific

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Blissfully happy
Ecstatic
Joyful
Seraphic

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Becoming

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Appropriate or Suitable

Attractive
Flattering

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Buck

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Resist or oppose

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