B Flashcards

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Bowdlerize

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B
Make child friendly
(Neg conn)

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Bathetic

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A

Overly insincerely emotional,

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Bifurcated

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A and V

Split into two

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Blasé

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A
Uninterested because of frequent exposure. (Describes the person)

Unconcerned, uninteresed

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Bedlam

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N

Extreme confusion and disorder

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Besmirch

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V

To make dirty

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Braggadocio

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Vain and empty boasting

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Befuddle, bemuse, bewilder

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V

Make confused

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Bohemian

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N

Nonconformist

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Bellicose

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A

Ready to fight

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Browbeat

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V

Intimidate, beat verbally

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Bombastic

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A

Ostentatiously Lofty in style

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Boor(ish)

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N(A)

I’ll mannered being, cavemanish

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Bucolic

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A
Ideally rustic (pioneer woman esque)
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Berate

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V

Aggressively scold

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Brackish

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A
Unpleasant of liquid.

Slightly salty (ex of water)

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Blandishment

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Flattery intended to persuade

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Beholden

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A

Under moral obligation to someone

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Burgeon

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To grow and flourish

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Behoove

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V

Counsel to act appropriately

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Brash

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A

Offensively blunt, bold

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Banal

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Boring because repeated too often

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Baleful

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A

Deadly and sinister

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Bereavement

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N

Sadness over loss of dead

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Bilateral
A | Undertaken by two parties
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Brevity
N | Briefness
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Bastion
N Fortification of protection Group defending a principle
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Broach
V | Introduce a sensitive issue
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Belie
V | Be in contradiction with
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Blanch
``` V Turn pale ( ex with fear) ```
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Bluster
V | To act in an overconfident arrogant way
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Balk
Refuse to comply
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Blithe
A Carefree and happy Sometimes, ignorant (neg conn)
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Benign
A | Not dangerous
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Bourgeois
A Of the middle class (Worldly, simple minded)
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Belligerent
Eager to fight
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Betrothed
Fancy way of engaged, use figuratively
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Brazen
A | Unrestrained by social rules
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Beguile
V | Deceive and cause to be enamored
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Boon
Desirable state, a blessing of luck