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Banal***

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(adj) commonplace; trite

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Beatify

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(v) to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

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Bedizen

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(v) to dress in a vulgar, showy manner

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Belie***

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(v) to contracdict; misrepresent; give a false impression – “lie”

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Beneficent***

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(adj) kindly; doing good

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Bifurcate

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(v) to divide into two parts – “bi” means 2

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Blandishment

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(n) flattery

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Bombastic***

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(adj) pompous; using inflated language

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Boorish***

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(adj) rude; insenstitive

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Bucolic

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(adj) characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral

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Burgeon***

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(v) to flourish

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Burnish***

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(v) to polish

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Buttress

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(v) to reinforce; support

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