export_gre 0500 Flashcards
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abased
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lowering in rank; humbled; humiliated; shamed
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Abashed
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Embarrassed,ashamed or nonplussed
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abdicating
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giving up; relinquishing
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Abet
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To help someone do something illegal or wrong; to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing.
Sentences: Three tax inspectors were accused of aiding and abetting men charged with cheating on their income taxes.
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Abeyance
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N-a state of temporary disuse or suspension
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abject
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extremely bad,degrade
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Abjured
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V. Gave up, renounced, retract. reject with disapproval.
ex: She abjured her long held beliefs when she converted to judaism.
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Ablutions
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(n) act of washing the hands or whole body
My brother takes forever when performing his ablutions in the morning.
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Abnegation (n)
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renunciation; self-sacrifice. The abnegation of her life was deemed necessary by the actress in the Life of David Gale.
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abominated
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verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
1. to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor.
- to dislike strongly.
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Abortive
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unsuccessful
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abrogate
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abolish or annul by authority;cancel
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Abscission (n)
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removal by cutting off; as in surgery; separation. In Childbirth, the final step involves the Abscission of the umbilical cord.
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Absconded
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To run away secretly, especially in order to avoid arrest or prosecution
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Absolve
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To clear of guilt.
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Abstemious
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Moderate, sparing (eating/drinking) characterized by abstinence and self discipline
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abstruse
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hard to understand; recondite; esoteric
The abstruse person was sturring as he presented infront of the audiance.
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abutted
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to border on or upon verb
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Abysmal
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extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
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accede
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verb to yield to assume an office or dignity
synonyms: consent concur comply assent
antonyms: demur balk at deny
sentence The cars acceded at the intersection.
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ACCLIVITY
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SAT: Upward Slope
(n.) an inclination or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill
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Accomplice
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(n.) A person who takes part in a crime.
Synonyms: partner in crime, confederate, sidekick!
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accord
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agreement,harmony,reconcillation
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accost
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to approach and speak too boldly or aggresively
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Accouter
to provide with equipment or furnishings
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accretion
n.
| slow growth in size or amount; sluggish accumulation
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Accrue
To accumulate over time
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Acerbic
sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
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acerbity n.
bitterness of speech and temper 〈her ~ led to animosity〉 adj. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
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acetic
vinger
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acme
highest point
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Acquiesced
to agree or comply without protest
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acquittal
release or discharge of an obligation or liability; in criminal law, a finding of not guilty
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Acrimonious
Stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner
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Acrophobia
Fear of heights
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Actuarial (adj)
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics; Mr. Amar Sehgal is our Actuarial agent for Farmers Insurance.
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Actuated
To put into action or start a process.
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acumen
keen insight; shrewdness
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adamant
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
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addles
Make unable to think clearly; confuse.
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adjunct
something added to something else or useful but not essential
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Adjuration
A solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
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adjutant n.
staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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Admonished
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
The teacher admonished the student about the noise.
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Adroit
SAT: clever, skillful, in the use of hands or mind
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Adulation
wild or excessive admiration; flattery
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adulterated
altered and causing an undesirable effect
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Aegis:
Shield or protection.
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Aerie
A nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
Perched high among the trees, the eagle's AERIE was filled with eggs.
Synonyms: perch; stronghold
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affable
friendly
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affliction
n. pain; suffering; anything causing pain
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agog
* eager; astir The child stood agog as he glared into the window of the candy shop.
* ant. uninterested
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Alacrity
Eagerness; enthusiastic willingness
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Alcove
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room
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allay
v.
| to soothe, ease
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Ambrosia
Food of the gods thought to bring immortality
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Amiable
Friendly; sociable (adjective)
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Amicable
Not bitter or Hostile; Friendly
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amity
(noun) friendship
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Analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
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Anathema
(n) an object of intense dislike
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anecdotes
reports of personal experiences
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Anguished
An agonizing pain of the body or mind: torment.
| verb
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animadversion
strong criticism or blame
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animus
hostile feeling or attitude
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annealed
placed in flame for a heat treatment to purify
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Annuity
Payment recieved every year
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anomalous
irregular,abnormal
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antediluvian
The antediluvian (or pre-diluvian ) period – meaning "before the deluge" – is the period referred to in the Bible between the Creation of the Earth and the Deluge (flood) in the biblical cosmology . The narrative takes up chapters 1-6 (excluding the flood narrative) of Genesis . The term found its way into early geology and lingered in science until late Victorian era . Colloquially, the term is used to refer to any ancient and murky period.
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Antipathy
Natural aversion or dislike: distaste
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apathy
lack of interest or display of emotion
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aphorisms
short pointed statements expressing truth about human experience
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Aplomb
N A person place or thing
Self confidence
Syn: Assurance, poise Ant: Awkwardness
Coolness, nonchalant, equanimity
Cloud Strife has very little aplomb.
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apogee
climax, apex or highest point
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Apotheosis
n deification, glorification to godliness; the perfect example
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apparition
n. something remarkable or startling that appears
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appellation
an identifying name or title
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Apposite
adj appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos
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approbation
Approval
| an expression of approval or praise
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Appropriate
Suitable for a situation
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appurtenances
subordinate possessions
He bought the estate and all its appurtenances
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Apropos
Adj. appropriate, opportune
| Adv. relevantly. Incidentally, by the way. Speaking of
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aquiline
curved; hooked, eaglelike
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Arabesque
a flowing, intricate pattern derived from stylized motifs(usually floral) and arranged symmetrically
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arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
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Ardor
Passion; enthusiasm
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argot
special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
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aria
solo performance in an opera that gives chance to show off skill
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Arraigned
To be formally charged with a crime in a court of law and to make a plea.
To find fault with someone
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arrayed
an orderly arrangement, dressed
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Array
Orderly arrangement of people or things
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arrears
unpaid debts
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artifice
Trick; Deception
| (n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick/skill
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Artless
Adj. Without deceit or cunning; natural; simple
Adj. Crude, ignorant; uncultured
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Ascendancy
command, supremacy
Because of his ability to breathe fire, people gave him ultimate ascendancy because they believed him to be the chosen one.
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askance
skeptically; suspiciously
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Asperity
(n) sharpness of temper
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Aspersion
Attack on someone's or something's reputation
| "To cast aspersions on..."
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Aspirant
A person who aspires, as one Who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.
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Assiduous
diligent, conscientious
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Assuaged
to make less severe to calm/pacify
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Augury
A prophecy; a prediction of events
Troy hoped the rainbow was an AUGURY of good things to come.
Synonyms: auspice; harbinger; omen; portent; presage
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august
inspiring reverance or admiration
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aureole n.
sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light; LAT. golden
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Auroral
Pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant
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Auspicious
Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
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avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
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aver
claim, declare, affirm
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avocation
a hobby; not one?s regular work
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avuncular
like an uncle, especially a nice uncle
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awry
adj, adv. in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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Bacchanalian
drunken
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badinage
light and playful conversation
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baleful
harmful [with evil intentions], threatening; destructive, deadly
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Bandy
DEF: to exchange words
Verb (a part of speech that describes action)
Syn: N/A Ant: N/A
They only had a short bandy .
1. Talking 2. Chat 3. Short Talk
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Barefaced
Not pretending to be anything else: not appearing to be something different.
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baroque
highly ornate.
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bated
held back or restrained
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Baubles
Trinket/cheap trinket or something small and cheap I picked up some cheap baubles at the fair. Noun
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bawdy
vulgar, dirty; obscene
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beatific
displaying or imparting joy
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beatified
person who has been declared by the church to have the ability to intercede for those who pray in his or her name
step towards sainthood
blessed by the church
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beatitude
supreme blessedness; exalted happiness
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Bedizened
dressing in a gotty, cheap way
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bedraggled
dirty or disheveled
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Beget
to give birth to
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beleaguered
to make somebody feel harassed, hemmed in, or under severe pressure
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belied
contradicted or proved false
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bellicose
Warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
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Bemused
To make confused
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benediction
noun (ben-i-dik-shuhn)
a blessing
ben- good; well
dict- say; speak
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benison
benediction; an utterance of good wishes
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Bequeathed
to dispose of by last will
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Bereft
deprived of somebody or something loved or valuable; lacking in desirable or necessary; filled with a sense of loss
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beseeched
to beg plead urge
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Besmirched
Very dirty
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betokens
siginifies
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bevy
n. large group.
| The movie actor was surrounded by a bevy of starlets.
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Bicameral legislature
legislature consisting of two house
e.g. senate and house of rep.
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bifurcated
branched into two parts
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Bigotry
Intolerance towards an idea or opinion, prejudice towards a belief
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Bilious
bad-tempered; bitter.
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bilked
duped, fraud
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bivouac
n. temporary encampment
While in bivouac, we spent the night in our sleeping bags under the stars.
also v.
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blandished
coax, flatter, cajole, adulate, butter up
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Blandishment
anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
syn. allurement, cajolery
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Blasphemy
Any thought, word, or act that expresses hatred or contempt for God, Christ, the Church, saints, or holy things.
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blighted
adj. ruined; destroyed; withered
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Blithe
Merry; Cheerful, Happy
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Bluff
To mislead someone by a display of pretended strength, self-confidence, or boldness
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bode
to be an omen; to foretell; to predict
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Bohemian adj, n
1. unconventional (in an artistic way) 2. vagabond, gypsy 3. a resident in Bohemia (Czech)
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boorish
ill-mannered
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buillon
cube, gold or silver in the form of bars
| clear beef soup
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bourgeois
middle class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional
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BOWDLERIZED
BOWDLERIZED
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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Brackish water
Water that is a mix of salty ocean water and fresh water.
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braggadocio
n- empty boasting; pretentious bragging
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brawn
strength
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brazen
bold and without shame
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brindled adj
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
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brocade n.
rich, patterned fabric, especially one with raised design
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brusque
abrupt, blunt, curt
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bucolic
pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic
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bugaboo
something that causes fear
