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GRE Flashcards Letter B
WordSmart Chapter 4: Letter B
20
General Vocab
Graduate
08/20/2008

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Baleful (adj)
Definition
sinister, pernicious, ominous
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Bane (n)
Definition
cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration
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Beatify (v)
Definition
to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly
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Bedizen (v)
Definition
to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; festoon, caparison
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Belie (v)
Definition
to give a false impression of, to misrepresent
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Bellicose (adj)
Definition
belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
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Benign (adj)
Definition
favorable, harmless
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Bent (n)
Definition
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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Blandish (v)
Definition
to coax with flattery, toady or fawn
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Blithe (adj)
Definition
carefree, merry
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Boisterous (adj)
Definition
loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
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Bolster (v)
Definition
to provide support or reinforcement
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Bombastic (adj)
Definition
pompous; grandiloquent
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Boor (n)
Definition
a rude or insensitive person; lout; yokel
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Broach (v)
Definition
to bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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Brook (v)
Definition
to tolerate, endure, countenance
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Bucolic (adj)
Definition
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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Burgeon (v)
Definition
to grow rapidly or flourish
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Burnish (v)
Definition
to polish, rub to a shine
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Byzantine (adj)
Definition
labyrinthine, complex
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