Vocal Letter B Flashcards

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1
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Balk

A

To stop, block abruptly

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2
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Ballad

A

A love song

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3
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Banal

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Boring, commonplace (odinary)

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4
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Bane

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A burden

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5
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Bard

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A poet, often a singer as well

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6
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Bashful

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Shy

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7
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Battery

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A device that supplies power OR assault/beating

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8
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Beguile

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To trick, deceive

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9
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Behemoth

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Something of tremendous power or size

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10
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Benevolent

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Marked by goodness or doing good

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11
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Benign

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Favourable, not threatening, mild

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12
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Bequeath

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To pass on, give

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13
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Berate

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To scold vehemently (intensely)

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14
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Bereft

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Devoid of, deprived of, without OR being sad and lonely after death or departure of someone

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15
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Beseech

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To beg, plead, implore

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16
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Bias

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Tendency, inclination, prejudice

17
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Bilk

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Cheat, defraud

18
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Blandish

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To coax by using flattery

19
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Blemish

A

An imperfection

20
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Blight

A

A plague OR something that destroys hope

21
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Boisterous

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Loud and full of energy

22
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Bombastic

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Excessively confident

23
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Boon

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Gift or blessing

24
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Bourgeois

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Middle-class person or capitalist

25
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Brazen

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Excessively bold

26
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Brusque

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Short, abrupt

27
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Buffet

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To strike with force OR food definition

28
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Burnish

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To polish/shine

29
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Buttress

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To support/hold up