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Badger (v)

A

To pester

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Baffle (v)

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To confuse

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Baleful (adj)

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Threatening or menacing

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Banal (adj)

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Lacking in originality, commonplace

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Barring (preposition)

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If not for, without considering, if there are no

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Beau (n)

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A boyfriend

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Becalm (v)

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To make calm

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Befog (v)

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To make confused

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Beget (v)

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To cause, bring about

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Begrudge (v)

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Envy someone for something he has

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Belie (v)

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To not fully represent, to fail to give a true impression

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Bellicose (adj)

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Aggressive

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Belligerent (adj)

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Aggressive

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Bemoan (v)

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Complain, lament

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Beneficent (adj)

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Of a person being generous or doing good

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Benevolent (adj)

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Kind

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Benign (adj)

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Kind and gentle

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Benison (n)

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A blessing

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Bequeath (v)

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To leave something to a person in a will

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Bereave (v)

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Be deprived of a close relation of friend by their death

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Beseech (v)

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To implore

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Beset (v)

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Of a problem troubling someone persistently

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Bestial (adj)

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Of or like animals relating to animals

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Bethink (v)

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To think of something

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Betide (v)

A

Happen

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Betroth (v)

A

To engage to marry

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Bibliophile (n)

A

One who loves books

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Bibulous (adj)

A

Fond of drinking

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Bide (v)

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Remain or stay somewhere

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Biennial (adj)

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Taking place every other year

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Biannual (adj)

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Taking place twice each year

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Bigamy (n)

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The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living

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Bilateral (adj)

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Involving both parties

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Biped (n)

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An animal that uses two legs for walking

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Blasé (adj)

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Being indifferent to sth because one has experienced it so often

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Blatant (adj) 2

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Very obvious, a bad action done openly and unashamedly

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Blazon (v)

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To display prominently or vividly

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Blemish (v)

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To spoil the appearance of sth

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Blithe (adj)

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Happy

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Bolster (v)

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To support

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Bombastic (adj)

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High sounding but with little meaning

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Boorish (adj)

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Rude

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Bountiful (adj)

A

Showing abundance

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Bravado (n)

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A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

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Brevity (n) 2

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Concise in writing, shortness of time

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Broach (v)

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Raise a difficult subject for discussion

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Browbeat (v)

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To intimidate someone into doing something with abusive words

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Brusque (adj)

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Rough, abrupt, impatient in manner or speech

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Bulbous (adj)

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Fat round or bulging

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Bumptious (adj)

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Full of oneself

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Bungle (v)

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Carry out a task clumsily or incompetently

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Bustle (v)

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To hurry

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Buttress (v)

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To increase the strength of or justification for, reinforce

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