GRE Deck - B Flashcards

1
Q

babel

A

a jumble of sounds

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2
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badger

A

to annoy or pester

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3
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barbarous

A

crude; uncivilized; cruel; violent

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4
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bauble

A

a small, inexpensive piece of jewelry or toy

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5
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beatific

A

extremely happy

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6
Q

beatify

A

to bless; to make happy

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7
Q

becalm

A

to make motionless; to soothe

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8
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bedizen

A

to decorate in a flashy, gaudy way

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9
Q

bedlam

A

a state of uproar and confusion

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10
Q

beguile

A

to trick

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11
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behemoth

A

something huge

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12
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belied

A

contradicted

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13
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belittle

A

to put down; to disparage

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14
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bellicose

A

warlike; inclined to fight

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15
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bemoan

A

to mourn over; to express grief for

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16
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beneficence

A

the quality of being kind or charitable

17
Q

besmirch

A

to damage the reputation of

18
Q

bifurcated

A

split in two

19
Q

bilious

A

bad-tempered

20
Q

blase

A

apathetic; unconcerned

21
Q

bloviated

A

was wordy/windy when speaking

22
Q

bludgeon

A

to hit forcefully

23
Q

bonhomie

A

a pleasant and friendly mood

24
Q

boor

A

a crude person with rude, clumsy manners

25
Q

bootless

A

useless

26
Q

bowdlerize

A

to cut out all of the offensive parts of a book

27
Q

bravado

A

a false show of bravery; swagger

28
Q

brazen

A

shamelessly bold

29
Q

brevity

A

shortness of duration

30
Q

brusque

A

abrupt; curt; harsh

31
Q

bucolic

A

rustic; rural

32
Q

bugbear

A

something to fear

33
Q

bumptious

A

assertive in a loud, arrogant way

34
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burgeoning

A

growing

35
Q

buttress

A

a support

36
Q

bygone

A

past

37
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