Word Power (B) Flashcards by Chua Esmena

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baring

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uncovering

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barren

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bare, not able to support much vegetation

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basking

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enjoying the sun

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bated

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so anxious that you can hardly breathe

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baubles

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trinkets, cheap imitation jewellery

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bazaar

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marketplace

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bearing down

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coming toward in an aggressive way

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beating a hasty retreat

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(idiomatic) making a fast and hurried getaway

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beauties

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pretty ladies

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beckon

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call for someone to move towards the caller

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befallen

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happened

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beforehand

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previously

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bemused

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surprised and puzzled

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bemusement

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puzzled look

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bereaved

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mourning

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beseeching

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appealing, begging

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bestowed

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blesses with a gift

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bewildered

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confused and at a loss

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bewildered-looking

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puzzled and confused-looking

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bizarre

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weird

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blaring

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making very loud noises

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blatantly

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boldly and openly

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blazing

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(idiomatic) moving in a spectacular fashion

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bleak

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cheerless, pessimistic

blissful

happy (more because one is aware of problems)

blistering

extremely severe

booming

loud and deep sound

bounding

jumping energetically

breakneck speed

very fast and dangerous speed

breathalyzer

equipment used by the police to see if the driver has drunk to much alchol

brilliant

bright and vivid

brimming

overflowing

brimming with

full of

brushed aside

dismissed, put away

budge

move