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Worli List 6 Flashcards

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Barefaced

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Shameless, bold

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Bard

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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 artillery fire

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Barrister

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Counselor at law

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Barterer

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Trader

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Bask

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Luxuriate

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Bastion

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Stronghold, something seen as protection

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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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Indecent, obscene

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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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Bedraggled

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Wet thoroughly

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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, delude, cheat

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Behemoth

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Huge creature

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Beholden

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Obligated, indebted

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Behoove

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Be suited to, incumbent upon

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Belabor

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Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree, assail verbally

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Belated

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Delayed

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Beleaguered

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Besiege or attack, harass

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Belie

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Contradict

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Belittle

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Disparage , depreciate

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Bellicose

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Warlike

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Belligerent

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Quarrelsome

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Bemoan

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Lament, express disapproval of

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Bemused

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Confused

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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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Beneficent

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Kindly good, doing good

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Benevolent

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Generous, charitable

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Benign

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Kindly, favorable, not malignant

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Benision

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Blessing ,

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Bent

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Determined, natural talent or inclination

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Bequeath

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Leave to someone by means of will

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Berate

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Scold strongly

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Bereavement

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State of vein deprives of something valuable or beloved

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Bereft

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Deprived of, lacking

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Berserk

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Frenzied, angered

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Beseech

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Plead with, beg

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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, harassed

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Besmirch

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Soil, defile

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Bestial

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Beast like, brutal, inhuman

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Bestow

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Confer,

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Betoken

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Signify, indicate

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Betray

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Be unfaithful

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Betroth

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Become engaged to marry

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Bevy

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Large group

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Bicameral

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Two chambered

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Bicker

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Quarrel

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Biennial

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Every two years

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Bifurcated

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Divides into two branches

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Bigotry

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Stubborn intolerance

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Bilious

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Suffering from indigestion

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Bilk

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Swindle, cheat

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Billowing

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Swelling out in waves

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Bivouac

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Temporary encampment

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Blanch

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Bleach, whiten

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Bizzare

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Violently contrasting, strange

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Bland

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Soothing , mild, agreeable

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Blandishments

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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, cursing

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Blatant

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Extremely obviously, loudly offensive

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Bleak

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Cold or cheerless, unlikely to be favorable

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Blighted

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Suffering from disease , destroyed

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Blithe

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Gay, joyous

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Bloated

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Swollen or puffed

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Blowhard

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Talkative boaster

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Bludgeon

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Club, heavy headed weapon

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Bluff

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Rough but good natured

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Bluff

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Pretense, deception

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