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"B" GRE Vocab
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17
English
Undergraduate 4
08/08/2010

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Term
Badinage
Definition
Teasing conversation
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Bait
Definition
Harass; tease
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Balk
Definition
1. Stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
2.Foil
3. N:a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment; a strip of land left unplowed; a crossbeam in the roof of a house that unites and supports the rafters; tie beam.
Term
Barrister
Definition
Counselor-at-law
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bask
Definition

1. luxuriate

2. take pleasure in warmth

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Bate
Definition
V: 1.lessen or diminish; moderate or restrain; subside. 2. fluttering wings to escape in anger or fear 3. to soak leather in a solution to soften it

n: 1. anger or fear; the solution used to soften leather
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Bedizen
Definition
Dress with vulgar finery (gaudy)
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Bellicose
Definition
war-like; pugnacious; naturally inclined to fight
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Bevy
Definition
Large group
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Bilious
Definition
Suffering from a liver complaint; peevishly ill humored
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Bilk
Definition
Swindle; cheat
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Bivouac
Definition
Temporary encampment
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Blandish
Definition
Cajole; coax with flattery
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Bowdlerize
Definition
Expurgate (i.e., omitt or modify parts considered indelicate)
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Braggadocio
Definition
Boasting
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Brindled
Definition
Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (re: animal coats)
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Brook
Definition
Tolerate; endure
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