english words start from the letter b Flashcards

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baring

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uncovering

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barren

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bare, not able to support much vegetation

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basking

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enjoying the sun

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bated

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so anxious that you can hardly breathe

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5
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baubles

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trinkets, cheap imitation jewellery

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bazaar

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marketplace

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bearing down

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coming towards in an aggressive way

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beating a hasty retreat

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(idiomatic) making a fast and hurried getaway

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9
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beauties

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pretty ladies

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beckon

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call for someone to move towards the caller

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11
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befallen

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happened (to)

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12
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beforehand

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previously

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bemused

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surprised and puzzled

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bemusement

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puzzled look

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bereaved

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mourning

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beseeching

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appealing begging

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bestowed

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blessed with a gift

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bewildered

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confused and at a loss

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bewildered-looking

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puzzled and confused-looking

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bizzare

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blaring

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making very loud noises

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bleak

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cheerless, pessimistic

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blissful

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happy (more because one is unaware of problems)

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blistering

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extremely severe

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booming
loud and deep sound
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bounding
jumping energeticaly
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breakneck speed
very fast and dangerous speed
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breathalyser
equipment used by police to see if the driver has drunk too much alcohol
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brilliant
bright and vivid
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brimming
overflowing
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brimming with
full of
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brushed aside
dismissed, put away
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budge
move