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Balk |
to stop about and refuse to proceed "A pirate balking at walking the plank." |
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Bandy |
to trade; to give back and forth "Trick or treaters like to bandy candy." |
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Barrage |
a curtain of artillery fire; any over-whelming attack, as of words or blows. "Our garage was barraged with eggs on Halloween." |
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Bauble |
a small, inexpensive trinket "The child was delighted with the bauble she received from her aunt." |
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Battery |
the unlawful beating of a person; act of beating or pounding "Bob was arrested for battery with a battery." |
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Bedlam |
a place or scene of noisy uproar and confusion "It was bed lam behind the stage until the curtain went up and the play began." |
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benighted |
unenlightened "Cameron had never read a book but was so benighted that he did not realize he would never be accepted into Harvard." |
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bequest |
something left to someone in a will "Joes last bequest was to go west." |
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bevy |
a group of animals; an assemblage "Buds hunting dogs flushed out a bevy of quail." |
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bland |
lacking flavor or zest; dull "After months at sea Columbus kissed the land, but found it bland." |
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bolster |
to support, as in a group; to give it a boost "Members bolstered each other by wearing their holsters." |
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bombastic |
high sounding; use of language without much meaning. "The presidents speech was so bombastic, he was spitting words from another language." |
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Boon |
a timely benefit; a blessing "A boon for baboons." |
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Boorish |
unmannered; crude; insensitive "She boorishly asked for a take home bag at the wedding reception." |
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Bootleg |
a smuggle; to make, sell, or transport for sale illegally "Stan was caught with bootleg boots and legs." |
