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Balk (baulk)

(v.) to stop, block abruptly

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Banal

(adj.) dull, commonplace

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Bane

(n.) a burden

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Bard

(n.) a poet, often a singer as well

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Bashful

(adj.) shy, excessively timid

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Beguile

(v.) to trick, deceive

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Behemoth

(n.) something of tremendous power or size

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Bequeath

(v.) to pass on, give

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Berate

(v.) to scold vehemently

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Bereft

(adj.) devoid of, without

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Beseech

(v.) to beg, plead, implore

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Bilk

(v.) cheat, defraud

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Blandish

(v.) to coax by using flattery

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Blemish

(n.) an imperfection, flaw

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Blight

  1. (n.) a plaque, disease 2. (n.) something that destroys hope

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Boisterous

(adj.) loud and full of energy

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Bombastic

(adj.) excessively confident, pompous

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Boon

(n.) a gift or blessing

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Bourgeois

(n.) a middle-class person, capitalist

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Brazen

(adj.) excessively bold, brash

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Brusque

short, abrupt, dismissive

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Buffet

  1. (v.) to strike with force 2. (n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table

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Burnish

(v.) to polish, shine

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Buttress

  1. (v.) to support, hold up 2. (n.) something that offers support

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