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Baleful--Canon

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baleful sinister; ominous; threatening
beatify to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; exalt
behemoth something enormous; a gigantic creature; leviathan
beleaguer to beset; to besiege; harass
belie to give a false impression of; contradict
bellicose belligerent; warlike; hostile
boisterous loud; noisy; lacking restraint; raucous
bolster to provide support; reinforce
bombast self-important or pompous writing or speech; bluster
boor a rude or insensitive person; churl
burgeon to grow rapidly or flourish; increase
burnish to make smooth; to rub to a shine; polish
byzantine labyrinthine; complex; intricate
cabal a scheme or plot; a group of plotters; coterie
cachinnate to laugh loudly; guffaw
cacophony harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance; inharmony
cajole inveigle; to coax through flattery; wheedle
calumniate to slander; smear
calumny slander; defamation
canon an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature; rules
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