B Flashcards

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Bacchanalian

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Drunken

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Badinage

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Playful conversation

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Baleful

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Deadly; having a malign influence; ominous

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Ballast

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Heavy substance used to add stability or weight

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Bandy

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Discuss lightly or glibly: exchange words heatedly

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Bane

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Cause of ruin; curse

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Baneful

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Destructive; causing ruin or death

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Barb

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Sharp projection from a fish hook; cutting remark

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Bard

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Poet

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Barefaced

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Bold; shameless; unconcealed

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Baroque

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Highly ornate

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Barrage

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Barrier lay down by artillery fire

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Barterer

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Trader

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Bastion

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Fortress; defense; fortification

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Bate

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Let down; restrain; lessen

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Bauble

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Trinket; trifle

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Bawdy

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Indecent; obscene

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Beatific

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Giving bliss; blissful

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Beatify

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Bless or sanctify

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Beatitude

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Blessedness; state of bliss

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Bedraggled

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Soaked; stained with mud; fatigued

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Begrudge

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Resent; envy

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Beguile

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Mislead or delude; pass time

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Behoove

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To be suited to; be incumbent upon

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Belabor
Explain or go over excessively to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally
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Beleaguer
Besiege; attack; annoy
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Belittle
Disparage or depreciate; put down
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Bellicose
Warlike
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Bemoan
Lamemt; express disapproval of
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Bemused
Confused; lost in thought; preoccupied; absentminded
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Benediction
Blessing
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Benefactor
Gift giver
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Benevolent
Generous; charitable
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Benign
Kindly; favorable; not malignant
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Benison
Blessing
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Bequeath
Leave to someone by will; hand down
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Berate
Scold strongly; reprimand
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Bereft
Deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
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Besmirch
Soil; defile
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Bestow
Give
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Betroth
Become engaged to marry; marry
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Bicameral
Having two chambers, like a America's political system
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Bicker
Quarrel
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Biennial
Every two years
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Bifurcated
Divided into two branches; forked
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Bilious
Suffering from indigestion; irritable
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Billowing
Swelling out in waves; surging
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Bivouac
Temporary encampment
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Blandish
Coax with flattery
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Blandishment
Flattery
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Blasé
Bored with pleasure
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Blasphemous
Profane; impious
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Blatant
Flagrant; obvious; loudly offensive
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Blighted
Suffering from disease; destroyed
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Bludgeon
Club; heavy handed object
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Blurt
Utter impulsively
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Bluster
Blow in heavy gusts; bully
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Bohemian
Unconventional
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Boisterous
Violent; rough; noisy
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Bolster
Support; prop up
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Bombastic
Pompous; using inflated language
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Boorish
Rude; clownish
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Bouillon
Clear beef soup
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Bountiful
Abundant; graciously generous
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Bourgeois
Middle class; selfishly materialistic; conventional
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Bowdlerize
Expurgate; cleanse; purge
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Brackish
Stagnant
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Braggadocio
(Noun) boasting
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Brandish
Wave around; show
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Brawn
Muscular strength; sturdiness
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Breach
Breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap
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Brevity
Conciseness
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Brindled
Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots.
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Bristling
Rising like bristles; showing irritation
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Brooch
Ornamental clasp
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Brunt
Main impact or shock
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Brusque
Blunt; abrupt
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Buccaneer
Pirate
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Bucolic
Rustic; pastoral; idyllic
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Buffoonery
Clowning
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Bugaboo
Object of baseless terror; fear
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Bulwark
Strong defense; person who defends
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Bungle
Mismanage; blunder
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Burgeon
Grow forth; send out buds
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Burlesque
Imitation that ridicules
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Burly
Husky; muscular
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Burnish
Polish; make shiny by rubbing
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Buttress
Support; prop up