Barrons 08 Flashcards

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Belligerent

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Quarrelsome

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Bemoan

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to lament (a passionate display of grief or sorrow); to express disapproval of

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Bemused

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Confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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Benign

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Kindly; favorable

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Bent

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Determined; natural talent or inclination

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Bequeath

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To leave to someone by a will; to hand down

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Berate

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To scold strongly

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Beseech

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To beg; to plead with

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Biennial

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Every two years

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Bland

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Soothing or mild; agreeable

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Blare

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A loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light

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Blasé

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Bored with pleasure or dissipation(?)

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Blasphemy

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Irrelevance; 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

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Bluff

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  1. Rough but good-natured

2. A pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff

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Blunder

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An error

18
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Bluster

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To blow in heavy gusts; to greater emptily; to bully

19
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Bode

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To foreshadow; portend

20
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Bohemian

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Unconventional (in an artistic way)

21
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Boisterous

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Violent; rough; noisy