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159 Cards in this Set
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beatify v
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To make supremely happy
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beatitude n
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Any state of great happiness
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beau n
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An escort or lover
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becalm v
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To make quiet
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beck v
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To give a signal to, by nod or gesture
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bedaub v
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To smear over, as with something oily or sticky
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bedeck v
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To cover with ornament
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bedlam n
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Madhouse
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befog v
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To confuse
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befriend v
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To be a friend to, especially when in need
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beget v
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To produce by sexual generation
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begrudge v
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To envy one of the possession of
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belate v
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To delay past the proper hour
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belay v
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To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat
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belie v
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To misrepresent
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believe v
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To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others
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belittle v
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To disparage
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belle n
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A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc
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bellicose adj
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Warlike
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belligerent adj
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Manifesting a warlike spirit
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bemoan v
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To lament
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benediction n
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a solemn invocation of the divine blessing
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benefactor n
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A doer of kindly and charitable acts
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benefice n
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A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service
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beneficent adj
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Characterized by charity and kindness
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beneficial adj
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Helpful
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beneficiary n
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One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property
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benefit n
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Helpful result
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benevolence n
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Any act of kindness or well-doing
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benevolent adj
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Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being
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benign adj
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Good and kind of heart
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benignant adj
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Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect
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benignity n
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Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner
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benison n
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Blessing
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bequeath v
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To give by will
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bereave v
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To make desolate with loneliness and grief
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berth n
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A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc
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beseech v
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To implore
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beset v
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To attack on all sides
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besmear v
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To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance
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bestial adj
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Animal
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bestrew v
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To sprinkle or cover with things strewn
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bestride v
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To get or sit upon astride, as a horse
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bethink v
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To remind oneself
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betide v
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To happen to or befall
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betimes adv
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In good season or time
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betroth v
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To engage to marry
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betrothal n
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Engagement to marry
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bevel n
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Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees
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bewilder v
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To confuse the perceptions or judgment of
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bibliomania n
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The passion for collecting books
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bibliography n
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A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject
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bibliophile n
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One who loves books
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bibulous adj
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Fond of drinking
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bide v
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To await
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biennial n
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A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second
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bier n
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A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave
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bigamist n
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One who has two spouses at the same time
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bigamy n
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The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living
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bight n
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A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line
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bilateral adj
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Two-sided
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bilingual adj
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Speaking two languages
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biograph n
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A bibliographical sketch or notice
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biography n
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A written account of one's life, actions, and character
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biology n
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The science of life or living organisms
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biped n
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An animal having two feet
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birthright n
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A privilege or possession into which one is born
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bitterness n
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Acridity, as to the taste
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blase adj
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Sated with pleasure
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blaspheme v
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To indulge in profane oaths
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blatant adj
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Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous
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blaze n
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A vivid glowing flame
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blazon v
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To make widely or generally known
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bleak adj
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Desolate
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blemish n
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A mark that mars beauty
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blithe adj
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Joyous
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blithesome adj
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Cheerful
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blockade n
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The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces
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boatswain n
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A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc
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bodice n
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A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist
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bodily adj
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Corporeal
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boisterous adj
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Unchecked merriment or animal spirits
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bole n
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The trunk or body of a tree
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bolero n
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A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing
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boll n
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A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton
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bolster v
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To support, as something wrong
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bomb n
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A hollow projectile containing an explosive material
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bombard v
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To assail with any missile or with abusive speech
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bombardier n
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A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells
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bombast n
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Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
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boorish adj
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Rude
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bore v
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To weary by tediousness or dullness
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borough n
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An incorporated village or town
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bosom n
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The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman
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botanical adj
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Connected with the study or cultivation of plants
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botanize v
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To study plant-life
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botany n
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The science that treats of plants
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bountiful adj
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Showing abundance
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Bowdlerize v
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To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages
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bowler n
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In cricket, the player who delivers the ball
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boycott v
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To place the products or merchandise of under a ban
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brae n
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Hillside
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braggart n
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A vain boaster
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brandish v
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To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear
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bravado n
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An aggressive display of boldness
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bravo interj
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Well done
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bray n
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A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn
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braze v
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To make of or ornament with brass
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brazier n
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An open pan or basin for holding live coals
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breach n
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The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation
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breaker n
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One who trains horses, dogs, etc
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breech n
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The buttocks
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brethren n
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Pl Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like
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brevity n
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Shortness of duration
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bric-a-brac n
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Objects of curiosity or for decoration
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bridle n
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The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins
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brigade n
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A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments
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brigadier n
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General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general
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brigand n
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One who lives by robbery and plunder
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brimstone n
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Sulfur
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brine n
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Water saturated with salt
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bristle n
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One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc
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Britannia n
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain
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Briticism n
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A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British
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brittle adj
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Fragile
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broach v
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To mention, for the first time
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broadcast adj
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Disseminated far and wide
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brogan n
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A coarse, heavy shoe
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brogue n
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Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people
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brokerage n
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The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker
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bromine n
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A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor
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bronchitis n
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Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
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bronchus n
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Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs
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brooch n
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An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside
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brotherhood n
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Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity
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browbeat v
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To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner
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brusque adj
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Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech
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buffoon n
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A clown
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buffoonery n
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Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc
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bulbous adj
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Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb
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bullock n
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An ox
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bulrush n
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Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water
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bulwark n
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Anything that gives security or defense
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bumper n
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A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health
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bumptious adj
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Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
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bungle v
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To execute clumsily
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buoyancy n
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Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas
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buoyant adj
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Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat
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bureau n
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A chest of drawers for clothing, etc
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bureaucracy n
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Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business
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burgess n
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In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia
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burgher n
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An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town
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burnish v
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To make brilliant or shining
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bursar n
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A treasurer
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bustle v
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To hurry
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butt v
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To strike with or as with the head, or horns
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butte n
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A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated
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buttress n
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Any support or prop
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by-law n
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A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like
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