Word List 6 Flashcards
(75 cards)
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Bard
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Poet
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Baroque
A
Highly ornate
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Barrage
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Barrier laid down by an artillery fire
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Barren
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Desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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Barricade
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Hastily put together defensive barrier
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Barterer
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Trader
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Bask
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Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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Bastion
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Fortress; defense
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Bate
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Let down; restrain
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Bauble
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Trinket; trifle
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Bawdy
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Obscene
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Beam
A
Ray of light
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Beatific
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Giving bliss; blissful
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Beatitude
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Blessedness; state of bliss
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bedizen
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Dress with vulgar finery
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Bedraggle
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Wet thoroughly; stain with mud
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Beeline
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Direct; quick route
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Befuddle
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Confuse thoroughly
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Beget
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Father; produce; give rise to
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Begrudge
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Resent
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Beguile
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Mislead or delude; pass time
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Behemoth
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Huge creature
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Belabor
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Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally
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Belated
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Delayed
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Beleaguer
Besiege or attack; harassed
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Belie
Contradict; give a false impression
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Belittle
Disparage or depreciate; put down
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Bellicose
Warlike
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Belligerent
Quarrelsome
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Bemused
Confused; lost in thought
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Benediction
Blessing
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Benefactor
Gift giver; patron
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Beneficial
Helpful; useful
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Beneficiary
Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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Benevolent
Generous; charitable
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Benign
Kindly; favorable
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Bent
Determined; natural talent or inclination
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Bequeath
Leave to someone by a will
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Berate
Scold strongly
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Bereavement
State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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Bereft
Deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss
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Berserk
Frenzied; angered
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Beseech
Beg; plead with
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Beset
Harass or trouble
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Besiege
Surround with armed forces; harass
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Besmirch
Soil, defile
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Bestial
Beastlike; brutal
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Bestow
Give
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Betoken
Signify; indicate
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Betray
Be unfaithful; reveal
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Betroth
Become engaged to marry
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Bevy
Large group
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Biased
Slanted; prejudiced
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Bicameral
Two-chambered
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Bicker
Quarrel
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Biennial
Every two years
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Bigotry
Stubborn intolerance
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Bilious
suffering from indigestion; irritable
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Bilk
Swindle
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Billowing
Swelling out in waves; surging
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Bivouac
Temporary encampment
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Bizarre
Fantastic; violently contrasting
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Blanch
Bleach; whiten
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Bland
Soothing or mild; agreeable
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Blandishment
Flattery
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Blare
Loud; harsh roar or screech
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Blasé
Bored with pleasure or dissipation
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Blasphemy
Irreverence; sacrilege. cursing
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Blatant
Flagrant; conspicuously obvious
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Bleak
Cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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Blighted
Suffering from a disease; destroyed
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Blithe
Joyous; carefree
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Bloated
Swollen or puffed as with water or air
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Bludgeon
Club
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Bluff
Rough but good-natured
