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Question 1

balloon

Answer 1

Swell or puff out; increase rapidly

Question 2

banal

Answer 2

Lacking freshness and originality; cliche

Question 3

bane

Answer 3

Something that ruins or spoils

Question 4

baying

Answer 4

Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

Question 5

beneficent

Answer 5

Doing good

Question 6

bent

Answer 6

Personal inclination or tendency

Question 7

besiege

Answer 7

Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround

Question 8

bevy

Answer 8

Group of birds or other animals that stay close together; any large group

Question 9

bifurcate

Answer 9

To fork into two branches or divide into two halves (verb); split or forked (adj)

Question 10

bilk

Answer 10

Cheat or defraud

Question 11

blight

Answer 11

Disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction (noun); ruin or cause to wither (verb)

Question 12

blithe

Answer 12

Joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns)

Question 13

bombastic

Answer 13

(Of speech or writing) far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious

Question 14

bonhomie

Answer 14

Friendliness, open and simple good heartedness

Question 15

brandish

Answer 15

Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon

Question 16

brook

Answer 16

Suffer or tolerate

Question 17

bucolic

Answer 17

Suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life

Question 18

burnish

Answer 18

Polish, make smooth and lustrous