 | Term | Definition |
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baroque |
highly ornate |
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barrage |
barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion |
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bate |
let down; restrain |
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bauble |
trinket; trifle |
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bawdy |
indecent; obscene |
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beatific |
showing or producing joy; blissful |
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beatitude |
blessedness; state of bliss |
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bedizen |
dress with vulgar finery |
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bedraggle |
wet thoroughly |
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begrudge |
resent |
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beguile |
mislead; cheat; pass time |
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beholden |
obligated; indebted |
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behoove |
be necessary or proper for; be incumbent upon |
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belabor |
explain excessively; assail verbally |
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beleaguer |
besiege; attack; harass |
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belie |
contradict; give a false impression |
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bemused |
confused; preoccupied |
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beneficent |
kindly |
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benison |
blessing |
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bent |
determined; natural inclination |
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bereavement |
state of being deprived of something beloved |
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bereft |
lacking |
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beset |
harass; hem in |
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betoken |
signify; indicate |
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betroth |
become engaged to marry |
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bevy |
large group |
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bilious |
suffering from a liver complained; peevishly ill-humoured |
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bivouac |
temporary encampment |
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bizarre |
fantastic; violently contrasting |
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blanch |
bleach; whiten |
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bland |
soothing; mild; agreeable |
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blandish |
coax with flattery |
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blandishment |
flattery |
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blare |
loud noise; blaze of light |
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blasé |
bored with pleasure |
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blasphemy |
irreverence; sacrilege; cursing |
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blatant |
obvious; loudly offensive |
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blighted |
suffering from disease; destroyed |
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blithe |
foolishly carefree; cheerful |
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bluff |
rough but good-natured; pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff |
