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GRE Words B
The letter B
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Undergraduate 4
11/08/2011

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bacchanalian
Definition
drunkenly festive
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baleful
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harmful, with evil intentions
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balm
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soothing, healing influence
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banal
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trite, overly common
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bane
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something causing ruin, death, or destruction
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banter
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playful conversation
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base
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being of low value or position
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bastion
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fortification, stronghold
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bay
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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
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beatific
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appearing to be saintly, angelic
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becalm
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to make calm or still; to keep motionless by lack of wind
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becloud
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to confuse; to darken with clouds
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belabor
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
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beleaguer
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to harass, plague
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belie
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to misrepresent, expose as false
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belittle
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to represent as unimportant, make light of
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bellicose
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warlike
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belligerent
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hostile, tending to fight
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bellow
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to roar, shout
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bemuse
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to confuse, stupefy, to plunge deep into thought
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benchmark
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standard of measure
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beneficent
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kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
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benighted
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enlightened
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benison
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blessing
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bequeath
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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berate
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to scold harshly
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bereaved
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suffering the death of a loved one
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besmear
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to smear
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bespatter
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to spatter
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betoken
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to indicate, signify, give evidence of
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bevy
Definition
group
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bicker
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to have a petty argument
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bifurcate
Definition
divide into parts
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bilious
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bad-natured
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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billet
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board and lodging for troops
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blanch
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to pale; take the color out of
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blandish
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to coax with flattery
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blight (v)
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to afflict, destroy
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bludgeon
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to hit as with a short heavy club
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bluster
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to boast or make threats loudly
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bombastic
Definition
using high-sounding but meaningless language
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bonanza
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extremely large amount; something profitable
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bonhomie
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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boon
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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boor
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crude person, one lacking manners or taste
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brigand
Definition
outlaw, bandit
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broach
Definition
to mention or suggest for the first time
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bromide
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a dull, commonplace person or idea
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brusque
Definition
rough and abrupt in manner
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buffet (v)
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to strike, hit
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bulwark
Definition
defense wall; anything serving as a defense
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burgeon
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to sprout or flourish
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burnish
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to polish, make smooth and bright
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bursar
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treasurer
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bustle
Definition
commotion, energetic activity
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butt
Definition
person or thing that is object of ridicule
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buttress (v)
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to reinforce, support
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byway
Definition
back or side road
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Byzantine
Definition
complex or intricate
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bowdlerize
Definition
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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bathos
Definition
the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style; insincere or overdone pathos
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bucolic
Definition
of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
2.of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
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