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GRE Word List 4
Baleful-Buttress
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07/24/2013

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Baleful
Definition
Harmful, ominous, causing evil
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Balk
Definition
To stop short and refuse to go on
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Banal
Definition
Trite and overly common
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Baneful
Definition
Causing harm or ruin; destructive
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Barrage
Definition
Atrificial obstacle built across a river
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Bask
Definition
To enjoy warmth and light
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Beatify
Definition
To make blessedly happy
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Bedizen
Definition
To ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner
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Belabor
Definition
To discuss repeatedly or at length; harp on
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Bellicose
Definition
Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious
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Benevolence
Definition
An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts
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Benign
Definition
Kind and gentle; mild
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Bequest
Definition
Arrangement at death, legacy, inheritance
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Berate
Definition
Scold sharply
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Bewilder
Definition
Puzzle or confuse
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Bilge
Definition
The bulging part of a barrel or cask
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Blandishment
Definition
To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole
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Blandness
Definition
Polite manner, comforting, uninteresting
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Blatant
Definition
Noisy and rough
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Blithe
Definition
Cheerful, casual, carefree
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Bogus
Definition
Sham; counterfeit, not genuine
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Boisterous
Definition
Loud, noisy, rough; lacking restraint
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Bolster
Definition
Give greatly needed support
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Bombast
Definition
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
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Boorish
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Crude; offensive, rude
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Brash
Definition
Hasty and unthinking; lacking in sensitivity or tact
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Brazen
Definition
Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity
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Broach
Definition
Bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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Brook
Definition
To tolerate, endure
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Burgeon
Definition
To sprout or flourish
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Burnish
Definition
To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing
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Buttress
Definition
To reinforce or support
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