B Flashcards

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Beguilement

A

to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them

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2
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Benefit

A

an advantage

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3
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Believe

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feel sure of the truth of.

Trust

Trust has the potentiality of doubt to come in

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4
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Bestow

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present (an honor, right, or gift).

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5
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Beauty

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a combination of qualities that create appeal through ideals, new perceptions, markers of capability, potential, adaptive fitness, and effective functioning.

a combination of qualities that create appeal through representations of ideals and of new perceptions.

a combination of qualities that create appeal, significance and meaning holistically.

capability, potential, adaptive fitness
- Handsome/beautiful as markers of effective functioning

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6
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Behavior

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The act of propelling your body through space

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Bosom

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a woman’s chest.

the loving care and protection of.

(of a friend) close or intimate.

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Brow

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a person’s forehead.

an eyebrow.

the summit of a hill or pass.

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Bay

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a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.

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Bier

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a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the

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Bill

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an amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a printed or written statement of charges.

send a note of charges to (someone)

charge (a sum of money).

a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion

a program of entertainment, especially at a theater

a poster or handbill

list (a person or event) in a program

describe someone or something in a particular, usually promotional, way, especially as a means of advertisement.

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Beautician

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a person whose job is to do hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.

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Belligerently

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in a way that shows a desire to fight or argue, or in a way that relates to fighting a war

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14
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Ballistic

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relating to projectiles or their flight.

moving under the force of gravity only

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15
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Better

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More efficiently or effectively

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16
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Behavioral rules

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Rules that guide or describe actions or processes

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Belief

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A trust

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18
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Being

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Playing

Play

Player

19
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Brilliant

A

Enlightening

20
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Berate

A

scold or criticize (someone) angrily.

21
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But and so

A

Join sentences with but or so. “But” combines two ideas that seem opposite. “So” gives a reason. Put a comma before these words when they join two complete sentences.

22
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Bottom up vs top down

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A top–down approach starts with the big picture, then breaks down into smaller segments. A bottom–up approach is the piecing together of systems to give rise to more complex systems, thus making the original systems subsystems of the emergent system.

23
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Be

A

Engage

Be perceived as

24
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Best

A

most favorable

25
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Beautiful

A

possessing qualities that create appeal through representations of ideals and of new perceptions.

26
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Banter

A

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.

talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way.

27
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Bigot

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person who won’t listen to anyone whose ideas or beliefs are different from his or her own

28
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Burrow

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a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling.

(of an animal) make a hole or tunnel, typically for use as a dwelling

advance into or through something solid by digging or making a hole.

move underneath or press close to something in order to hide oneself or in search of comfort.

make a thorough inquiry; investigate.

29
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Bleak

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(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

(of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary.

(of the weather) cold and miserable.

(of a situation or future prospect) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome.

(of a person or a person’s expression) cold and forbidding

a small silvery shoaling fish of the minnow family, found in Eurasian rivers.

30
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Because

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Because is a joining word that helps give the reason for something

Add because before the sentence that gives the reason

31
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Biennially

A

once every two years

32
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Bereft

A

deprived of or lacking (something).

(of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone’s death or departure.

33
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Barf

A

Vomit

34
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Betrothed

A

the person to whom one is engaged.

35
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Betroth

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enter into a formal agreement to marry.

36
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Bollocks

A

the testicles.

used to express contempt, annoyance, or defiance.

37
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Broker

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arrange or negotiate (a settlement, deal, or plan).

38
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Bidirectional

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functioning in two directions.

39
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Beget

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(typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.

give rise to; bring about.

40
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Befit

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be appropriate for; suit.

41
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Brazenly

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in a bold and shameless way.

42
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Boggle

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(of a person or a person’s mind) be astonished or overwhelmed when trying to imagine something

cause (a person or a person’s mind) to be astonished or overwhelmed

(of a person) hesitate or be anxious at

43
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Bland

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lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting

(of food or drink) mild or insipid.

(of a person or behavior) showing no strong emotion; dull and unremarkable.