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abhishek G.
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  1. bard
    a lyric poet
  2. barefaced
    with no effort to conceal
  3. baroque
    relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music
  4. barrage
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
  5. barrister
    a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
  6. barterer
    a trader who exchanges goods and not money
  7. bask
    expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation
  8. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  9. bate
    moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
  10. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  11. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
  12. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  13. beatitude
    a state of supreme happiness
  14. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  15. bedraggle
    make wet and dirty, as from rain
  16. beeline
    the most direct route
  17. befuddle
    be confusing or perplexing to
  18. beget
    have children
  19. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  20. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  21. behemoth
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  22. beholden
    under a moral obligation to someone
  23. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  24. belabor
    beat soundly
  25. belated
    after the expected or usual time
  26. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  27. belie
    be in contradiction with
  28. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  29. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  30. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  31. bemoan
    regret strongly
  32. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  33. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  34. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  35. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  36. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  37. beneficiary
    the recipient of funds or other advantages
  38. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  39. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  40. benison
    a spoken blessing
  41. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
  42. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  43. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  44. bereavement
    state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  45. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  46. berserk
    frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  47. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  48. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  49. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  50. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  51. bestial
    resembling an animal, especially by being vicious or cruel
  52. bestow
    give as a gift
  53. betoken
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  54. betray
    deliver to an enemy by treachery
  55. betroth
    give to in marriage
  56. bevy
    a flock of birds
  57. bicameral
    consisting of two chambers
  58. bicker
    argue over petty things
  59. biennial
    occurring every second year
  60. bifurcated
    divided into or made up of two parts
  61. bigotry
    intolerance and prejudice
  62. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  63. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  64. billowing
    characterized by great swelling waves or surges
  65. bivouac
    temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  66. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  67. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  68. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  69. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  70. blare
    make a loud noise
  71. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  72. blasphemy
    profane language
  73. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  74. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  75. blighted
    affected by something that prevents growth or prosperity
  76. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  77. bloater
    large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
  78. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  79. bluff
    a high steep bank
Created on Fri Dec 28 23:20:02 EST 2012 (updated Tue Sep 12 10:17:57 EDT 2017)

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