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Word List 6 Flashcards

1
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Bard

A

Poet

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Baroque

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Highly ornate

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Barrage

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Barrier laid down by an artillery fire

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Barren

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Desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

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Barricade

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Hastily put together defensive barrier

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Barterer

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Trader

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Bask

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Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

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Bastion

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Fortress; defense

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Bate

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Let down; restrain

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Bauble

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Trinket; trifle

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Bawdy

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Obscene

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Beam

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Ray of light

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Beatific

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Giving bliss; blissful

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Beatitude

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Blessedness; state of bliss

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bedizen

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Dress with vulgar finery

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Bedraggle

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Wet thoroughly; stain with mud

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Beeline

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Direct; quick route

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Befuddle

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Confuse thoroughly

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Beget

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Father; produce; give rise to

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Begrudge

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Resent

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Beguile

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Mislead or delude; pass time

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Behemoth

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Huge creature

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Belabor

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Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally

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Belated

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Delayed

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Beleaguer

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Besiege or attack; harassed

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Belie

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Contradict; give a false impression

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Belittle

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Disparage or depreciate; put down

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Bellicose

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Warlike

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Belligerent

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Quarrelsome

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Bemused

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Confused; lost in thought

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Benediction

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Blessing

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Benefactor

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Gift giver; patron

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Beneficial

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Helpful; useful

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Beneficiary

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Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

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Benevolent

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Generous; charitable

36
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Benign

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Kindly; favorable

37
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Bent

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Determined; natural talent or inclination

38
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Bequeath

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Leave to someone by a will

39
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Berate

A

Scold strongly

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Bereavement

A

State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

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Bereft

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Deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss

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Berserk

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Frenzied; angered

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Beseech

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Beg; plead with

44
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Beset

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Harass or trouble

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Besiege

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Surround with armed forces; harass

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Besmirch

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Soil, defile

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Bestial

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Beastlike; brutal

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Bestow

A

Give

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Betoken

A

Signify; indicate

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Betray

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Be unfaithful; reveal

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Betroth

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Become engaged to marry

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Bevy

A

Large group

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Biased

A

Slanted; prejudiced

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Bicameral

A

Two-chambered

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Bicker

A

Quarrel

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Biennial

A

Every two years

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Bigotry

A

Stubborn intolerance

58
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Bilious

A

suffering from indigestion; irritable

59
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Bilk

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Swindle

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Billowing

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Swelling out in waves; surging

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Bivouac

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Temporary encampment

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Bizarre

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Fantastic; violently contrasting

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Blanch

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Bleach; whiten

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Bland

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Soothing or mild; agreeable

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Blandishment

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Flattery

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Blare

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Loud; harsh roar or screech

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Blasé

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Bored with pleasure or dissipation

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Blasphemy

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Irreverence; sacrilege. cursing

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Blatant

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Flagrant; conspicuously obvious

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Bleak

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Cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

71
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Blighted

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Suffering from a disease; destroyed

72
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Blithe

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Joyous; carefree

73
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Bloated

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Swollen or puffed as with water or air

74
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Bludgeon

A

Club

75
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Bluff

A

Rough but good-natured

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