b series 1-50 Flashcards

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1
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babble

A

talk in a way which is difficult to understand

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2
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bacchanalian

A

drunken

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3
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backbite

A

to speak something at the back of someone

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4
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badger

A

annoy

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5
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badinage

A

playful teasing

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6
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baffle

A

confuse

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7
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bait

A

trap,

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8
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snare

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trap(snake)

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9
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decoy

A

trap,ஆசை காட்டி ஆபத்திற்கு இழுத்துச் செல்பவன்

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10
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baleful

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deadly

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11
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balk

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to be unwilling to do something

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12
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balmy

A

pleasantly warm

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13
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bane

A

curse,harm,injury

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14
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banter

A

a conversation which is funny and not serious

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15
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barb

A

sharp projection in a fish hook

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16
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bard

A

poet

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17
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barefaced

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shameless

18
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baroque

A

highly ornate

19
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barrage

A

structure built across the river

20
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beeline

A

direct or quick route

21
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beget

A

(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproducti

22
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begrudge

A

to give unwillingly

23
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beguile

A

cheat or mislead,charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

24
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behemoth

A

huge creature

25
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behest

A

A person’s order or command

26
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benevolence

A

kindness

27
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blackguard

A

a man who has no moral principle

28
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blatant

A

open or unashamed

29
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blister

A

swellings on skin

30
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blunder

A

a big mistake

31
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boisterous

A

noisy and full of energy ,clamorous

32
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bombast

A

pompous(ஆடம்பர) language with little meaning

33
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boost

A

to improve or increase

34
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booze

A

to take an alcoholic drink

35
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brickbat

A

an insult , spoken attack

36
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brutal

A

savagely violent

37
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buckle

A

crumble under pressure

38
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bully

A

to hurt or frighten someone

39
Q

bunk

A

to leave without permission (school cut adikarathu)

40
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butcher

A

to kill/murder someone (கசாப்பு)

41
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blemish

A

taint,stain,spoil,dirt