Bard - Bluff
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| Bard | poet
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| Barefaced | shameless; bold; unconcealed
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| Baroque | extravagantly ornate
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| Barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming quantity
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| Barrister | counselor-at-law
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| Barterer | trader
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| Bask | to take pleasure
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| Bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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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 | angelic; blissful
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| Beatitude | blessedness; state of bliss
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| Bedizen | to dress in a showy, gaudy, tasteless manner
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| Bedraggle | wet thoroughly
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| Beeline | direct, quick route
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| Befuddle | confuse thoroughly
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| Beget | to father; produce; give rise to
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| Begrudge | to resent
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| Beguile | to mislead or delude; to cheat; to pass time
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| Behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
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| Beholden | obligated; indebted
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| Behoove | to be suited to; to be incumbent upon
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| Belabor | to explain or go over excessively or to ridiculous degree; assail verbally
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| Belated | delayed
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| Beleaguer | to besiege or attack; to harass
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| Belie | to contradict; to give a false impression
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| Belittle | to disparage; to deprecate
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| Bellicose | inclined to start quarrels or wars: warlike
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| Belligerent | quarrelsome; bellicose
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| Bemoan | lament; express disapproval of
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| Bemused | confused; lost in thought
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| Benediction | an expression of good wishes: blessing
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| Benefactor | gift giver; patron
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| Beneficent | kindly; doing good
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| Beneficial | helpful; useful
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| Beneficiary | person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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| Benevolent | generous; charitable
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| Benign | kindly; favorable; not malignant
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| Benison | blessing; benediction
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| Bent | determined; natural talent or inclination
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| Bequeath | to leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
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| Berate | to scold strongly
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| Bereavement | state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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| Bereft | deprived of; lacking
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| Berserk | frenzied
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| Beseech | to beg; to plead with
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| Beset | to harass or trouble; to hem in: Surround
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| Besiege | to surround with armed forces; to harass (with requests)
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| Besmirch | to soil, defile
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| Bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman
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| Bestow | to confer; to apply; to convey as a gift
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| Betoken | to signify; to indicate
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| Betray | to be unfaithful; to reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)
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| Betroth | to become engaged to marry
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| Bevy | large group
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| Bicameral | two-chambered
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| Bicker | to quarrel
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| Biennial | every two years
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| Bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked
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| Bigotry | stubborn intolerance
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| Bilious | suffering from indigestion; irritable
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| Bilk | to swindle; to cheat
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| Billowing | swelling out in waves; surging
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| Bivouac | temporary encampment; temporary shelter
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| Bizarre | fantastic; violently contrasting
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| Blanch | to bleach; to whiten
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| Bland | soothing or mild; agreeable
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| Blandishment | flattery
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| Blare | loud, harsh roar or screech
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| Blase | unconcerned; uninterested because of frequent exposure; sophisticated
Syn: jaded
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| Blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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| Blatant | extremely obvious; loudly offensive
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| Bleak | cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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| Blighted | suffering from a disease; destroyed
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| Blithe | gay; joyous
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| Bloated | swollen or puffed as with water or air
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| Blowhard | talkative boaster: Braggart <After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led nowhere, Sally decided he was just another blowhard.>
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| Bludgeon | club; heavy-headed weapon <Holmes used his waling stick as a bludgeon to defend himself.>
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| Bluff | (ADJ) rough but good-natured
(N) deception; high cliff
(V) to mislead or deceive
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| Becloud | to confuse; darken with clouds
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