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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

A

to coax by using flattery

16
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blight

A

a plague, disease

17
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boisterous

A

loud and full of energy

18
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bombastic

A

excessively confident, pompous

19
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boon

A

a gift or blessing

20
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bourgeois

A

a middle-class person, capitalist

21
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brazen

A

excessively bold, brash

22
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brusque

A

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
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buttress

A

to support, hold up