B Flashcards

1
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Banal

A

Lacking originality

Boring

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2
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Barrage

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A dam placed in a watercourse to increase depth or divert the path and flow

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3
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Barren

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No producing

Empty

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4
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Barrier

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Something that blocks or blocks passage

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5
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Bashful

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Socially shy or timid

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6
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Bastion

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Fortification

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7
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Bedlam

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Chaos

Madman, lunatic

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8
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Bellicose

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Inclined to start quarrels or wars

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Belligerent

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Waging war

Exhibiting assertiveness and hostility

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10
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Bemoan

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To mourn over

To regard with displeasure or disapproval

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11
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Benevolent

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Doing good

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12
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Benign

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Gentle, gracious, kind, harmless

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13
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Bequest

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Legacy

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14
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Betray

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To lead astray

To lead to an enemy by treachery

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15
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Bewilder

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To perplex or confuse

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16
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Biased

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Favoring one side

17
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Blatant

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Noisy and vulgar

18
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Blunt

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Insensitive

Having an edge that is not sharp

19
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Bolster

A

A long pillow

A structural part to prevent friction

20
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Bombastic

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Pompous

21
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Bourgeois

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Marked by a concern for materialistic things

Relating to the social middle class

22
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Brandish

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To shake or exhibit in an aggressive or menacing manner

23
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Brash

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Brittle

Audacious

Full of raw vitality

24
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Brazen

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Made of brass

Sounding harsh

Marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness

25
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Brittle

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Frail

Sensitive

Mortal

Sharp

Cold, lacking warmth or kindness

26
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Burgeon

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To sprout or bloom