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Baleful

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Harmful, with evil intentions

Synonyms: dark, sinister

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Balk

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To stop short and refuse to go on

Synonyms: flinch, shirk from

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Ballast

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A structure that helps to stabilize or steady

Synonyms: counterweight, balancer

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Banal

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Trite, overly common

Synonyms: hackneyed, inane, shopworn

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Banality

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Something that is trite, commonplace, or predictable

Synonyms: ordinariness, dullness

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Bane

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Cause of harm or ruin, source of annoyance

Synonyms: nuisance, pest, irritation

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Banish

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Drive away, expel

Synonyms: cast out, exile, evict

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Bard

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Lyrical poet

Synonyms: rhymester, versifier

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Barricade

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Barrier

Synonyms: obstacle

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Bastion

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Fortification, stronghold

Synonyms: bulwark, defense, haven

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Beatific

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Displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness

Synonyms: angelic, blissful

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Becalm

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To stop the progress of, to soothe

Synonyms: quiet, allay, still

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Becloud

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To make less visible, obscure, or blur

Synonyms: muddle, cloud

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Bedraggle

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Soiled, wet and limp, dilapidated

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Beget

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To produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth, to bring about

Synonyms: Cause, breed

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Beguile

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To delude or deceive by trickery

Synonyms: misguide, mislead

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Behemoth

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Something of monstrous size or power, huge creature

Synonyms: giant, mammoth

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Belabor

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To insist repeatedly or harp on

Synonyms: dwell upon, lambaste

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Belated

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Having been delayed, done too late

Synonyms: postponed, tardy, deferred

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Beleaguer

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To harass, plague

Synonyms: beset, besiege

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Belfry

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Bell tower, room in which a bell is hung

Synonyms: spire, steeple

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Belie

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To misrepresent, expose as false

Synonyms: distort, refute

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Bellicose

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Warlike, aggressive

Synonyms: belligerent, combative, hostile, pugnacious

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Belligerent

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Hostile, tending to fight

Synonyms: aggressive, bellicose, combative, pugnacious

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Benefactor
Someone who helps others financially Synonyms: sponsor, supporter, patron
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Beneficent
Pertaining to an act of kindness Synonyms: charitable, generous
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Benevolent
Friendly and helpful Synonyms: caring, compassionate, giving
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Benighted
Unenlightened Synonyms: ignorant, illiterate, unschooled
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Benign
Gentle, harmless Synonyms: kind, caring, benevolent
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Bequeath
To give or leave through a will, to hand down Synonyms: bestow, pass on, transmit
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Berate
To scold harshly Synonyms: criticize
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Bereft
Deprived of or lacking something Synonyms: devoid
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Beseech
To beg, plead, implore Synonyms: entreat, petition, supplicate
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Betray
To be false or disloyal to Synonyms: deceive, let down
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Bevy
Group Synonyms: band, bunch, gang, pack, troop
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Bewilder
To confuse or puzzle Synonyms: baffle, perplex, confound
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Biased
Prejudiced Synonyms: unfair, influenced, subjective
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Bifurcate
Divide into two parts Synonyms: bisect
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Bilious
Ill-tempered, sickly, ailing Synonyms: pale, feeble
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Bilk
To cheat, defraud Synonyms: dupe, fleece, swindle
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Blandish
To coax with flattery Synonyms: cajole, charm, wheedle
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Blasphemous
Cursing, profane, extremely irreverent (lack of respect) Synonyms: foul-mouthed
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Blatant
Completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner Synonyms: obvious, flagrant
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Blaze
Shine brightly, flare up suddenly Synonyms: fire, combustion, burst into flames
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Blemish
Imperfection, flaw Synonyms: mark, spot, blotch
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Blight
To afflict, destroy Synonyms: damage, plague
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Blithe
Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought Synonyms: carefree, lighthearted, merry
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Blithely
Merrily, lightheartedly cheerful, without appropriate thought Synonyms: carefree
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Boast
Speak with excessive pride Synonyms: brag, show off, swank
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Bolster
Support, prop up Synonyms: brace, buttress, crutch, prop, stay, support
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Bombastic
High-sounding but meaningless, ostentatiouslye (designed to impress; pretentious) lofty in style Synonyms: grandiose, inflated
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Boon
Blessing, something to be thankful for Synonyms: benefit, favor, treasure, windfall
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Bonhomie
Good-natured geniality, atmosphere of good cheer Synonyms: friendliness
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Boor
Crude person, one lacking manners or taste Synonyms: clod, lout, oaf, vulgarian, yahoo
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Bourgeois
Middle class Synonyms: capitalist, conventional
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Bovine
Relating to cows, having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness Synonyms: dull, placid
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Braggart
A person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner Synonyms: boaster, showoff
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Brandish
Wave menacingly Synonyms: wield, flourish, flaunt
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Breach
Act of breaking, violation Synonyms: contravention, dereliction, gap, lapse, rift
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Brigand
Bandit, outlaw Synonyms: plunderer
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Broach
To mention or suggest for the first time Synonyms: introduce, propose
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Brusque
Rough and abrupt in manner Synonyms: blunt, curt, gruff, rude, tactless
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Brutality
Ruthless, cruel, and unrelenting acts Synonyms: viciousness, violence, rough treatment
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Bucolic
Pastoral, rural Synonyms: rustic, country
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Buffer
Something that separates two entities Synonyms: safeguard, shield, defense
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Buffoonery
Acting like a clown Synonyms: foolishness
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Burgeon
To sprout or flourish Synonyms: blossom, expand, grow, proliferate, thrive
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Burnish
To polish, to make smooth and bright Synonyms: shine
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Bursar
A treasurer or keeper of funds
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Buttress
To reinforce or support Synonyms: bolster, brace, prop, strengthen
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Bypass
Avoid Synonyms: evade, detour, sidestep

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