Lesson 5 Flashcards
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Beneficent
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Kind; charitable; doing good
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Beleaguered
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To besiege or surround with troops; to beset; to harass
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Bestow
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To confer or present as a gift or an honor; to apply or dedicate for a purpose
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Betrothed
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Engaged to be married
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Bilateral
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Having two sides (often symmetrical); undertaken by and affecting two sides equally; mutually binding
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Blithe
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Happy; joyful; carefree
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Bolster
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A long, narrow pillow; anything used as a support; to prop up, support, or reinforce
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Brevity
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Briefness of duration; shortness
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Browbeat
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To frighten with a stern manner or harsh words; to bully
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Brunt
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The main shock or force of a blow or attack; the heaviest part of an accusation or attack
