Word Power (B) Flashcards

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baring

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uncovering

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barren

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bare, not be 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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5
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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 towards 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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11
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befallen

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happened (to)

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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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blessed with a gift

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bewildered

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confused and at 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

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blissful

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happy (more because one is unaware of problems)

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blistering

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extremely severe

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booming

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loud and deep sound

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bounding

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jumping energetically

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breakneck speed

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very fast and dangerous speed

30
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breathalyser

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

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brilliant

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bright and vivid

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brimming with

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full of

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brushed aside

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dismissed, put away

34
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budge

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move