Word Smart: word list 14-17

M.Hasan (Bangladesh)
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  1. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  2. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  3. beget
    have children
  4. belabor
    beat soundly
  5. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  6. belie
    be in contradiction with
  7. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  8. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  9. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  10. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  11. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  12. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  13. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  14. malignant
    dangerous to health
  15. bequest
    a gift of personal property by will
  16. ruff
    a high tight collar
  17. rife
    excessively abundant
  18. rive
    tear or be torn violently
  19. rave
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  20. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  21. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  22. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  23. glaring
    shining intensely
  24. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  25. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  26. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  27. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  28. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  29. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  30. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  31. brouhaha
    a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
  32. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  33. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  34. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
Created on Wed Oct 09 07:23:47 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 09 08:28:03 EDT 2013)

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