"B" Word List Flashcards
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Badinage
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Playful, teasing talk
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Bagatelle
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Thing of little value
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Baleful
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Harmful; menacing; pernicious
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Banal
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Common; ordinary
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Bandy
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To exchange
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Bard
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A poet
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Bark
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A boat or floating vessel
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Baroque
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Overdecorated; showy
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Barrister
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Lawyer (British)
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Bastion
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A strong defense
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Bauble
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Showy but useless thing; trinket
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Bawdy
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Indecent; humorously
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Beatitude
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State of Bliss
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Befuddle
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To confuse
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Beget
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To produce
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Beguile
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To deceive; to charm
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Beholden
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Obligated; indebted
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Beleaguer
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Two encircle with an army; to annoy
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Benediction
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Blessing
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Benefactor
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One who helps or supports another
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Benignant
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Kindly; gentle
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Berate
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To scold severely
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Bereave
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To leave in a sad or lonely state; to deprive by force
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Beseech
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To beg; appeal to
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Beset
To attack
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Besmirch
To make dirty
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Bestial
Savage; brutal
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Bestride
To mount (a horse)
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Bevy
A large group
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Bibliophile
Lover of books
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Bibulous
Absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages
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Biennial
Occurring every two years
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Bilious
Bad-tempered; cross
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Bilk
To cheat; to swindle
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Bivouac
Temporary shelter
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Blanch
To whiten; to make pale
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Blandishment
Flattery
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Blasé
Bored with life; unexcited; indifferent
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Blazon
To display; to proclaim
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Bleary
Blurred, dimmed
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Blight
Destruction; withering; disease
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Blithe
Carefree; lighthearted
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Bluster
To speak noisily; to boast
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Bacchanalian
Wild with drunkenness
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Bode
To indicate in advance, as an omen does
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Bolster
To prop up; to support
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Bombastic
Using impressive but meaningless language
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Bon mot
Witty remark
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Boon
A benefit
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Boreal
Northern
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Borne
Carried; put up with
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Bourgeoisie
Middle class
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Bowdlerize
To censor; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
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Braggart
One who boasts
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Brandish
To shake or wave a weapon aggressively
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Brawn
Muscular strength
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Brigand
A robber
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Bristling
Showing irritation
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Broach
To introduce (a subject)
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Bruit
To spread the news
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Brusque
Abrupt in manner, blunt; rough
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Bucolic
Pertaining to the countryside
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Bugbear
Something causing fear
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Bulwark
A strong defense
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Bumptious
Conceited; arrogant
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Bungle
To do things clumsily or badly
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Bureaucracy
System of government through departments
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Burgeon
To flourish
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Burlesque
A speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule
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Burnish
To polish
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Buttress
Any prop or support
