High Frequency Vocabulary

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Badger (v)

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- To pester.

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Baleful (adj.)

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- Malignant.

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Befog (v)

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- To confuse.

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Belie (v)

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- To misrepresent.

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Belligerent (adj.)

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- Manifesting a warlike spirit.

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Benevolence (n)

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- Any act of kindness or well-doing.

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Benign (adj.)

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- Good and Kind at heart.

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Benison (n)

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- Blessing.

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Beseech (v)

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- To implore.

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Blasé (adj.)

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- Sated with pleasure.

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Bereave (v)

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- To make desolate with loneliness and grief.

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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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Bulwark (n)

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- Anything that gives security or defense.

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Bumptious (adj.)

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- Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.

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Ballyhooed

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- very much excited

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Balmy

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- fairly warm and pleasant

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Baronial

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- large old fashioned and impressive

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Beatific

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- expression of great happiness and
calmness

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Barnstorming

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— energetic, very exciting

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Bash

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- party or celebration

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Beguiling

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- charming and attractive

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Benign

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- kind, gentle and harmless

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Blandly

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- calmly and quietly

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Blatant

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– open or very obvious

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Blithe

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- cheerful

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Boisterous

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- noisy, lively and energetic

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Bonny

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- attractive and nice

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Brazen

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- to be very bold

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Buoyed

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- more cheerful and optimistic

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Bash

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- attack, hit: criticize

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Battered

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- old and poor

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Bawdy)

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- humorous

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Bawl

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- shout :cry

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Bedraggled

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- untidy: dirty

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Befuddle

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– confuse

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Beholden

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- in debt

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Belabor

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- hit hard and repeatedly

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Beleaguer

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- oppress, harass; besiege

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Belligerent

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-hostile and aggressive

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Bemuse

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- Confuse

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Benighted

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~ unfortunate

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Berk

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- stupid or irritating

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Berserk

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- crazy, out of control

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Besotted

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- seem silly or foolish

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Bestial

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~ very unpleasant or disgusting

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Bilious

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- unpleasant and rarer disgust

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Bizarre

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- very odd and strange

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Bland

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- rather dull and unexciting

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Blasphemous

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— disrespectful of God

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Blather

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- to speak unimportant things

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Bleak

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- bad, unlikely to improve

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Bleary

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-dull, tired

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Bleat

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- to speak in a weak and high voice

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Blight

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-spoil

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Blimey

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- surprise

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Blissful

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- totally unaware

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Bolshy

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- very angry

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Brawl

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- to fight in a very rough wild way

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Brickbat

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- very insulting remark

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Brittle

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- hard but easily broken

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Bruised

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- unhappy or upset

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Brusque

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~ curt and offhand in manner

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Buccaneering

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- unscrupulous

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Bucolic

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- related to countryside

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Bulbous

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- fat and bulging

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Bumbling

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- confused, disorganized

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Bumpkin

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- uneducated and stupid

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Bushed

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- tired

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Bustled

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- hurried

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Balk (baulk)

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- to shirk, to frustrate

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Baloney

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— foolish and wrong

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Bamboozle

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- confuse greatly

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Banal

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- ineffective, uninteresting

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Bandy

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- argue or exchange words

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Belligerent

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- hostile and aggressive

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Barrack

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- interrupt

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Bashful

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- shy and easily embarrassed

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Batter

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- hurt

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Bay

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- demand

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Bellow

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-shout angrily

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Bemoan

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~ to express sorrow or

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Berate

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- speak angrily

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Bereft

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- deprived

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Betray

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- hurt and disappoint.

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Bewail

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– to express great sorrow

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Biff

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- hit with fist

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Bigotry

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- possession or expression of prejudice

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*****

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-disapprove

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Blanch

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- dislike

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Brash

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- disapprove

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Bridle

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- restrain

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Bumptious

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— very proud, conceited

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Bestride

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- to be most powerful and important

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Bide

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- wait for a good opportunity

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Bountiful

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- abundant

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Bourgeois

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- conventional

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Budge

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- move slightly

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Ballpark

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- approximate

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Bandwagon

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- fashionable or popular

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Bankroll

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- to provide financial resources

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Baroque -

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complicated and elaborate

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Banausic

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- uncultivated, materialistic

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Barmecide

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— illusory, imaginary

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Bight –

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a curve or recess in a coastline, river etc.

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Bissextile

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– leap year

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Brobdingnagian

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– huge, immense, gigantic