Vocab B Flashcards

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Banal

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adj. repeated too often; over-familiar through overuse

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Belfry

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n. bell tower

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Benevolent

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adj. charitable; kind

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Bevy

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n. a large group

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Bifurcate

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v. to divide into two branches

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Bilk

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v. to cheat or swindle

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Blight

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n. any factor that causes decay or deterioration

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Blithe

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adj. cheerful

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Bombast

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n. pompous or pretentious talk or writing

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Bonhomie

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n. friendliness

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Boor

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n. a person who is rude, clumsy, and lacking social manners

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Bromide

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n. a common saying

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Bucolic

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adj. relating to country life; rural

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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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Byzantine

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adj. highly complex or intricate