Words starting from letter B Flashcards by Justina Ho | Brainscape

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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 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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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 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

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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

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Breathalyser

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equipment used by 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

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overflowing

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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

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Budge

A

move