GRE Deck - B Flashcards by Erika Lang

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babel

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a jumble of sounds

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badger

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to annoy or pester

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barbarous

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crude; uncivilized; cruel; violent

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bauble

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a small, inexpensive piece of jewelry or toy

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beatific

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extremely happy

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beatify

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to bless; to make happy

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becalm

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to make motionless; to soothe

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bedizen

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to decorate in a flashy, gaudy way

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bedlam

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a state of uproar and confusion

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beguile

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to trick

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behemoth

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something huge

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belied

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contradicted

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belittle

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to put down; to disparage

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bellicose

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warlike; inclined to fight

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bemoan

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to mourn over; to express grief for

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beneficence

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the quality of being kind or charitable

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besmirch

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to damage the reputation of

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bifurcated

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split in two

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bilious

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bad-tempered

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blase

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apathetic; unconcerned

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bloviated

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was wordy/windy when speaking

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bludgeon

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to hit forcefully

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bonhomie

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a pleasant and friendly mood

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boor

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a crude person with rude, clumsy manners

# bootless

useless

# bowdlerize

to cut out all of the offensive parts of a book

# bravado

a false show of bravery; swagger

# brazen

shamelessly bold

# brevity

shortness of duration

# brusque

abrupt; curt; harsh

# bucolic

rustic; rural

# bugbear

something to fear

# bumptious

assertive in a loud, arrogant way

# burgeoning

growing

# buttress

a support

# bygone

past