B Flashcards
1
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ballad
A
a love song
2
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banal
A
dull, commonplace
3
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bane
A
a burden
4
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bard
A
a poet, often a singer as well
5
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bashful
A
shy, excessively timid
6
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beguile
A
to trick, deceive
7
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behemoth
A
something of tremendous power or size
8
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benevolent
A
marked by goodness or doing good
9
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benign
A
favorable, not threatening, mild
10
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bequeath
A
to pass on, give
11
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berate
A
to scold vehemently
12
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bereft
A
devoid of, without
13
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beseech
A
to beg, plead, implore
14
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bilk
A
cheat, defraud
15
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blandish
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to coax by using flattery
16
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blight
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a plague, disease
17
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boisterous
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loud and full of energy
18
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bombastic
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excessively confident, pompous
19
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boon
A
a gift or blessing
20
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bourgeois
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a middle-class person, capitalist
21
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brazen
A
excessively bold, brash
22
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brusque
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short, abrupt, dismissive
23
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buffet
A
to strike with force
24
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burnish
A
to polish, shine
25
buttress
to support, hold up
