B Barrons Deck #10 Flashcards

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Bequeath

A

Leave to someone by a will; hand down

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2
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Berate

A

Scold strongly

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Berserk

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Frenzied

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4
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Beseech

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Beg; plead with

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5
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Besiege

A

Surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)

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6
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Bicameral

A

Two-chambered, as a legislative body

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7
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Bicker

A

Quarrel

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8
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Biennial

A

Every two years

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Bigotry

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Stubborn intolerance

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Bizarre

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Fantastic; violently contrasting

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Bland

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Soothing or mild; agreeable

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Blare

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Loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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Blasé

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Bored with pleasure or dissipation

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14
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Blasphemy

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Irreverence; sacrilege; cursing

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Blighted

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Suffering from a disease; destroyed

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Blithe

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Gay; joyous; carefree

17
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Bluff (adj)

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Rough but good-natured

18
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Bluff (n)

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Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff

19
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Bluster

A

Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully

20
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Blunder

A

Error