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Question 0

Banal

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Adj

Predictable; cliched; boring:

His conversation consisted of banal phrases like “have a nice day” or “another day, another dollar”

Synonym: bland; trite; vapid

Question 1

Belfry

Answer 1

Noun

Bell tower; room in which a bell is hung:

The town was shocked when a bag of money was found stashed in the old belfry of the church.

Synonym: spire; steeple

Question 2

Bevy

Answer 2

Noun

Group:

As predicted, a bevy of teenagers surrounded the rock star’s limousine.

Synonym: band; bunch; pack

Question 3

Bifurcate

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Verb

Divide into two parts:

The large corporation just released a press statement announcing its plane to bifurcate.

Synonym: bisect

Question 4

Bilk

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Verb

To cheat; defraud:

When the greedy salesman realized that his customer spoke poor french, he bilked the tourist out of 20 euros.

Synonym: beat; overreach; gyp

Question 5

Blight

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Verb

To afflict; to destroy

The farmers feared that the night’s frost would blight the potato crops entirely.

Synonym: damage; plague

Question 6

Blithe

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Adj

Joyful; cheerful, or without appropriate thought:

Summer finally came, and the blithe students spent their days at the beach.

Synonym: carefree; lighthearted

Question 7

Bolster

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Verb

To support; prop up:

The presence of giant footprints bolstered the argument that Bigfoot was in the area.

Synonym: advocate

Question 8

Bombastic

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Adj

Pompous in speech and manner:

Mussolini’s speeches were mostly bombastic; his boasting and outrageous claim had no basis in fact.

Synonym: pretentious; high-flown; grandiose

Question 9

Bonhomie

Answer 9

Noun

Good-nature geniality; atmosphere of good cheer:

The aspects of her job that dana loved the most were the flexible hours and the pleasant bonhomie in the office.

Question 10

Boor

Answer 10

Noun

Crude person, one lacking manner or taste:

“That utter boor ruined my recital with his constant guffawing!” Wailed the pianist.

Synonym: vulgarian

Question 11

Burgeon

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Verb

To grow and flourish:

Faulkner neither confirmed nor denied stories about himself, allowing rumors to burgeon where it would.

Synonym: bloom; thrive

Question 12

Burnish

Answer 12

Verb

To polish:

He burnished the silver coffee pot until it shone brightly.

Synonym: buff; luster

Question 13

Belie

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Verb

Fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or explanation); betray:

The notebooks belie Darwin’s later recollections.

Synonym: disaffirm; deny; controvert

Question 14

Bedlam

Answer 14

Noun

A scene of uproar and confusion:

There was a bedlam in the courtroom.

Synonym: commotion; chaos

Question 16

Bucolic

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Adj

of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

“the church is lovely for its bucolic setting”

synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country, countryside

Question 17

Buoyant

Answer 17

Adj

cheerful and optimistic:

“the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood”

Synonyms: cheerful, cheery

Question 18

Baseness

Answer 18

Noun

Lack of moral principles; bad character

Baseness of human nature

Question 19

Brusque

Answer 19

Adj

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner. - 粗鲁的

“she could be brusque and impatient”

Synonyms: curt, abrupt, blunt, short, terse, peremptory