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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
To confuse; to perplex
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Beget
To produce
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Begrudge
To resent another's success or enjoyment
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Beguile
To deceive; to charm
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Behemoth
Huge animal
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Beholden
Obligated; indebted
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Beleaguer
To encircle (with an army); to annoy
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Belligerent
Warlike; quarrelsome
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Bellow
To yell loudly
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Benediction
Blessing
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Benefactor
One who helps or supports another
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Benignant
Kindly; gentle
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Bequeath
To hand down; to pass on to
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Berate
To scold severely
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Bereave
To leave in a sad or lonely state; to deprive by force
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Berserk
Frenzied; violently destructive
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Beseech
To beg; appeal to
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Beset
To attack
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Besiege
To overwhelm; to close in on
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Besmirch
To make dirty
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Bestial
Savage; brutal
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Bestow
To give or present
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Bestride
To mount (a horse)
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Betrothed
Engaged; pledged to marry
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Bevy
A large group
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Bibliophile
Lover of books
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Bibulous
Absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages
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Bide
(Ones time) to wait for a favorable opportunity
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Biennial
Occurring every two years
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Bigot
A narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Bilious
Bad-tempered; cross
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Bilk
To cheat; to swindle
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Biped
Two-legged animal
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Bivouac
Temporary shelter
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Blanch
To whiten; to make pale
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Bland
Mild; tasteless; dull
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Blandishment
Flattery
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Blasé
Bored with life; unexcited; indifferent
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Blasphemy
Disrespect for holy places, people, or things; irreverence
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Blatant
Annoyingly conspicuous; offensively noisy and loud
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Blazon
To display; to proclaim
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Bleak
Unsheltered; gloomy
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Bleary
Blurred; dimmed
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Blight
Destruction; withering; disease
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Blithe
Carefree; lighthearted
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Bludgeon
A short, heavy club (n);
| To bully or coerce (v)
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Bluster
To speak noisily; to boast
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Bode
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
To prop up; to support
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Bombastic
Using impressive but meaningless language
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Bon mot
Witty remark
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Bona fide
Genuine; in good faith
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Bondage
Slavery
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Boon
A benefit; a blessing; a favor
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Boor
A rude or impolite person
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Booty
Stolen money or goods
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Boreal
Northern
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Borne
Carried; put up with
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Botch
To mess up; to perform clumsily
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Bounty
Reward; generosity
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Bovine
Pertaining to cows or cattle
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Bowdlerize
To censor; to remove offensive passages or a play, novel, etc.
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Braggart
One who boasts
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Brandish
To shake or wave a weapon aggressively
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Brash
Offensively bold; rude
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Bravado
A show of courage; false bravery
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Brawn
Muscular strength
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Brazen
Shameless or impudent
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Breadth
Width
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Brevity
Briefness
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Brigand
A robber
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Brisk
Lively; quick
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Bristling
Showing irritation
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Broach
To introduce ( a subject )
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Browbeat
To bully; to intimidate
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Bruit
To spread the news
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Brunt
Shock, force, or impact, as of a blow
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Brusque
Abrupt in manner, blunt; rough
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Buccaneer
A pirate m
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Bucolic
Pertaining to the countryside; rural
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Bugbear
Something causing fear
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Bulbous
Swollen; shaped like a bulb
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Bulwark
A strong defense
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Bumptious
Conceited; arrogant
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Bungle
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
To flourish; to grow rapidly
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Burlesque
A speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule
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Burly
Muscular; husky
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Burnish
To polish
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Buttress
Any prop or support
