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Bacchanalian |
Characterized or given to drunken revelry |
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Baffle |
to defeat or check (as a person) by confusing or puzzling : disconcert |
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Baleful |
threatening harm or evil |
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Banal |
Boring or ordinary |
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Baneful |
causing destruction or serious damage : bad or evil |
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Banned |
to forbid people from using (something) : to say that something cannot be used or done |
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Barren |
having very few plants : not suitable for plants: not producing fruit or not able to produce fruitof a woman or female animal : not able to produce children or offspring |
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Barrister |
a lawyer in Britain who has the right to argue in higher courts of law |
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Bastion |
a place or system in which something (such as an old-fashioned idea) continues to survive |
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Bawdy |
dealing with sex in a way that is meant to be funny |
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Beached |
run or haul up (a boat or ship) onto a beach. |
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Beatific |
showing complete happiness |
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Begrudge |
to think that someone does not deserve something : to regard (something) as not being earned or deserved |
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Beguiling |
to trick or deceive (someone): to attract or interest someone |
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Belated |
happening or coming very late or too late |
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Beleaguered |
to cause constant or repeated trouble for (a person, business, etc.) |
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Bellicose |
having or showing a tendency to argue or fight |
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Bemused |
to cause (someone) to be confused and often also somewhat amused |
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Benefactor |
someone who helps another person, group, etc., by giving money |
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Beneficial |
: producing good or helpful results or effects : producing benefits |
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Benevolence |
disposition to do good |
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Benign |
not causing death or serious injury: without cancer : not cancerous: not causing harm or damage |
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Bequeath |
: to say in a will that (your property) will be given to (a person or organization) after you die |
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Berate |
to yell at (someone) : to criticize (someone) in a loud and angry way |
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Bereft |
sad because a family member or friend has died |
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Beseech |
to beg (someone) for something : to ask (someone) in a serious and emotional way to do something |
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Beseige |
to surround a city, building, etc., with soldiers and try to take control of it |
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Bestial |
resembling or suggesting an animal or beast : very cruel, violent, etc.Full Definition |
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Bestow |
to give (something) as a gift or honor |
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Betroth |
to promise to marry2 : to give in marriage |
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Bevy |
A large group of people or things |
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Bias |
a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly |
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Bibliography |
the history, identification, or description of writings or publications |
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Biennial |
Happening every two years |
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Bigoted |
A harsh or unfair disliking of people or ideas |
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Bilateral |
involving two groups or countries |
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Bilk |
: to cheat or trick (a person or organization) especially by taking money |
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Bisect |
Cut through the middle |
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Bizarre |
Very unusual or strange |
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Blanch |
To make something white or pale by extracting color |
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Blandishments |
something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement — often used in plural |
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Blandly |
not interesting or exciting: lacking strong flavor: showing no emotion, concern, etc. |
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Blaspheme |
to talk about God or religion in a way that does not show respect |
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Blatant |
very obvious and offensive |
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Blight |
a disease that makes plants dry up and die: something that causes harm or damage like a disease: a damaged condition |
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Bliss |
complete happiness |
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Blithe |
showing a lack of proper thought or care : not caring or worrying: happy and without worry |
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Bludgeon |
a heavy stick that usually has one thick end and is used as a weapon: something that is used to attack or bully someone |
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Boisterous |
very noisy and active in a lively way |
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Bombastic |
High sounding but with little meaning |
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Bonanza |
SSomething that produces very good results |
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Boon |
something pleasant or helpful : a benefit or advantage |
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Boor |
A rude and rough person |
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Botanist |
Someone who studies plants |
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Bountiful |
giving or providing many desired things: given or existing in large amounts |
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Bourgeois |
relating to or belonging to the middle class of society: having qualities or values associated with the middle class : too concerned about wealth, possessions, and respectable behavior |
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Bovine |
: relating to cows: looking or acting like a cow |
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Braggadocio |
the annoying or exaggerated talk of someone who is trying to sound very proud or brave |
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Brazen |
acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassmen |
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Breach |
1 : infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard2 a : a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area |
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Brevity |
the use of few words to say something: the quality or fact of lasting only for a short period of time |
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Broach |
any of various pointed or tapered tools, implements, or parts: as a : a spit for roasting meat b : a tool for tapping casks c : a cutting tool for removing material from metal or plastic to shape an outside surface or a hole |
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Brusque |
talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way |
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Bucolic |
of or relating to the country or country life |
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Buffet |
a blow especially with the hand2 : something that strikes with telling force
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Buffoon |
a stupid or foolish person who tries to be funny |
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Bulwark |
something that provides protection for or against something: a wall that is built for protection: a wall that is part of a ship's sides and that is above the ship's upper deck |
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Bumptious |
: proud or confident in a loud and rude way that annoys other peopl |
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Burgeon |
to grow or develop quickly |
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Burly |
of a man : strong and heavy |
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Burnish |
to make (something, such as metal or leather) smooth and shiny by rubbing it |
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Bursar |
a person whose job is to manage the money of a school, college, or university |
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Butt |
to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns |
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Buttress |
a structure built against a wall in order to support or strengthen it |
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Bypass |
a road that goes around a blocked or very crowded areamedical : a procedure done to allow blood to flow past a blocked blood vessel to reach the heart |