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Term Definition
byzantine labyrinthine, complex
burnish polish, rub to a shine
burgeon grow rapidly or flourish
bucolic rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
broach bring up, announce, begin to talk about
boor rude or insensitive person; lout; yokel
bombastic (n: bombast) pompous; grandiloquent (n: self-important or pompous writing or speech)
bane (a: baneful) cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration (a: causing harm or ruin, pernicious destructive)
boisterous loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
brook to tolerate, endure, countenance
baleful sinister, pernicious, ominous (most often refers to looks, glances, glares)
blithe carefree, merry
benign favorable, harmless
bent leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
blandish (n:blandishment) coax w/ flattery, toady or fawn (n: flattery intended to cajole or coax)
beatify (n: beatitude, a: beatific) to bless, make happy, ascribe a virtue to; regard as saintly (n: state of bliss, a: having a blissful appearance)
bedizen to adorn, especially in a cheap showy manner; festoon, caparison
belie to give a false impression of, to misrepresent
bellicose belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
bolster provide support for

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Created March 22, 2008
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  1. bombastic (n: bombast) → pompous; grandiloquent (n: self-important or pompous writing or speech) - 4 misses
  2. blandish (n:blandishment) → coax w/ flattery, toady or fawn (n: flattery intended to cajole or coax) - 4 misses
  3. broach → bring up, announce, begin to talk about - 3 misses
  4. bane (a: baneful) → cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration (a: causing harm or ruin, pernicious destructive) - 3 misses
  5. boisterous → loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint - 3 misses
  6. brook → to tolerate, endure, countenance - 3 misses
  7. baleful → sinister, pernicious, ominous (most often refers to looks, glances, glares) - 3 misses