"B" Word List Flashcards by Clayton Patterson | Brainscape

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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

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To attack

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Besmirch

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To make dirty

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Bestial

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Savage; brutal

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Bestride

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To mount (a horse)

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Bevy

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A large group

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Bibliophile

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Lover of books

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Bibulous

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Absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages

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Biennial

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Occurring every two years

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Bilious

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Bad-tempered; cross

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Bilk

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To cheat; to swindle

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Bivouac

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Temporary shelter

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Blanch

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To whiten; to make pale

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Blandishment

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Flattery

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Blasé

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Bored with life; unexcited; indifferent

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Blazon

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To display; to proclaim

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Bleary

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Blurred, dimmed

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Blight

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Destruction; withering; disease

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Blithe

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Carefree; lighthearted

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Bluster

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To speak noisily; to boast

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Bacchanalian

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Wild with drunkenness

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Bode

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To indicate in advance, as an omen does

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Bolster

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To prop up; to support

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Bombastic

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Using impressive but meaningless language

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Bon mot

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Witty remark

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Boon

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A benefit

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Boreal

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Northern

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Borne

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Carried; put up with

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Bourgeoisie

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Middle class

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Bowdlerize

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To censor; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc

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Braggart

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One who boasts

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Brandish

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To shake or wave a weapon aggressively

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Brawn

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Muscular strength

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Brigand

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A robber

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Bristling

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Showing irritation

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Broach

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To introduce (a subject)

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Bruit

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To spread the news

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Brusque

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Abrupt in manner, blunt; rough

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Bucolic

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Pertaining to the countryside

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Bugbear

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Something causing fear

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Bulwark

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A strong defense

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Bumptious

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Conceited; arrogant

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Bungle

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To do things clumsily or badly

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Bureaucracy

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System of government through departments

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Burgeon

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To flourish

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Burlesque

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A speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule

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Burnish

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To polish

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Buttress

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Any prop or support