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B Flashcards

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Badinage

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Playful; teasing talk

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Bacchanalian

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Wild with drunkennes

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Bagatelle

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Thing of little value; trifle

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Baleful

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Harmful; menacing; pernicious

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Balk

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To stop short

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Balmy

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Mild and refreshing;

Mentally unstable (slang)

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Banal

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Common; ordinary; trite

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Bandy

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To exchange (as words)

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Bane

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Cause of ruin, harm, or distress

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Banter

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Teasing; good-natured joking

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Barb

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A pointed part, as of an arrow or fishhook

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Bard

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A poet

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Bark

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A boat or sailing vessel

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Baroque

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Overdecorated; showy

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Barrage

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Heavy attack

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Barrister

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Lawyer

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Bask

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To lie in or be exposed to warmth

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Bastion

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A strong defense; a fort

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Bauble

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Showy but useless thing; trinket

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Bawdy

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Indecent; humorously obscene

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Bayou

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Marshy body of water

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Beacon

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A light used for warning or guiding

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Beatitude

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State of bliss

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Bedlam

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A madhouse; a noisy uproar

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Befuddle

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To confuse; to perplex

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Beget

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To produce

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Begrudge

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To resent another’s success or enjoyment

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Beguile

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To deceive; to charm

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Behemoth

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Huge animal

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Beholden

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Obligated; indebted

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Beleaguer

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To encircle (with an army); to annoy

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Belligerent

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Warlike; quarrelsome

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Bellow

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To yell loudly

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Benediction

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Blessing

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Benefactor

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One who helps or supports another

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Benignant

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Kindly; gentle

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Bequeath

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To hand down; to pass on to

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Berate

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To scold severely

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Bereave

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To leave in a sad or lonely state; to deprive by force

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Berserk

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Frenzied; violently destructive

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Beseech

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To beg; appeal to

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Beset

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To attack

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Besiege

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To overwhelm; to close in on

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Besmirch

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To make dirty

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Bestial

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Savage; brutal

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Bestow

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To give or present

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Bestride

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To mount (a horse)

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Betrothed

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Engaged; pledged to marry

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Bevy

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A large group

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Bibliophile

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Lover of books

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Bibulous

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Absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages

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Bide

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(Ones time) to wait for a favorable opportunity

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Biennial

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Occurring every two years

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Bigot

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A narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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Bilious

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Bad-tempered; cross

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Bilk

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To cheat; to swindle

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Biped

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Two-legged animal

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Bivouac

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Temporary shelter

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Blanch

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To whiten; to make pale

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Bland

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Mild; tasteless; dull

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Blandishment

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Flattery

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Blasé

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Bored with life; unexcited; indifferent

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Blasphemy

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Disrespect for holy places, people, or things; irreverence

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Blatant

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Annoyingly conspicuous; offensively noisy and loud

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Blazon

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To display; to proclaim

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Bleak

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Unsheltered; gloomy

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Bleary

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Blurred; dimmed

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Blight

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Destruction; withering; disease

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Blithe

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Carefree; lighthearted

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Bludgeon

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A short, heavy club (n);

To bully or coerce (v)

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Bluster

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To speak noisily; to boast

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Bode

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To indicate in advance, as an omen does

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Bog

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A swamp (n); 
To sink or become stuck in (v)
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Bolster

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To prop up; to support

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Bombastic

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Using impressive but meaningless language

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Bon mot

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Witty remark

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Bona fide

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Genuine; in good faith

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Bondage

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Slavery

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Boon

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A benefit; a blessing; a favor

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Boor

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A rude or impolite person

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Booty

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Stolen money or goods

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Boreal

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Northern

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Borne

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Carried; put up with

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Botch

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To mess up; to perform clumsily

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Bounty

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Reward; generosity

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Bovine

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Pertaining to cows or cattle

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Bowdlerize

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To censor; to remove offensive passages or a play, novel, etc.

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Braggart

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One who boasts

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Brandish

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To shake or wave a weapon aggressively

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Brash

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Offensively bold; rude

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Bravado

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A show of courage; false bravery

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Brawn

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Muscular strength

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Brazen

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Shameless or impudent

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Breadth

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Width

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Brevity

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Briefness

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Brigand

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A robber

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Brisk

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Lively; quick

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Bristling

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Showing irritation

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Broach

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To introduce ( a subject )

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Browbeat

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To bully; to intimidate

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Bruit

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To spread the news

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Brunt

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Shock, force, or impact, as of a blow

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Brusque

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Abrupt in manner, blunt; rough

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Buccaneer

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A pirate m

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Bucolic

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Pertaining to the countryside; rural

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Bugbear

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Something causing fear

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Bulbous

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Swollen; shaped like a bulb

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Bulwark

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A strong defense

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Bumptious

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Conceited; arrogant

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Bungle

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To do things clumsily or badly

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Buoy

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A floating object (n);
To encourage (v)
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Burgeon

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To flourish; to grow rapidly

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Burlesque

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A speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule

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Burly

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Muscular; husky

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Burnish

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To polish

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Buttress

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Any prop or support

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