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drunkenly festive
"The bacchanalian students were celebrating the end of the year." |
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harmful, with evil intentions
"The baleful murderor wanted to hurt his victim." |
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to refuse, shirk; prevent
"He balked at the thought of going to the dentist." |
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soothing, healing influence
"The balm he made really did help soothe." |
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something causing ruin, death, or destruction
"The bane hurricane caused much destruction." |
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playful conversation
"They always banter about who is better at Monopoly." |
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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
"The dog will bay like wolves in the night." |
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appearing to be saintly, angelic
"The beatific saint was angelic." |
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make calm or still; to keep motionless by lack of wind
"The air will becalm with the abatement of the storm." |
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to confuse; darken with clouds
"You will becloud him with this irrelevant information." |
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
"Don't belabor the point and make it banal" |
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to harass, plague
"Don't beleaguer him, he's already in a bad mood." |
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to misrepresent; expose as false
"He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility" |
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warlike, agressive
"The bellicose man was always willing to fight." |
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to roar, shout
"Do not bellow when you are waiting for me below - it will wake up everyone." |
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to confuse, stupefy; to plunge into deep thought
"The teacher would ofen bemuse his students with his confusing lectures." |
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standard of measure
"You will have to score above the benchmark if you want to make the starting line." |
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kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
"The beneficent person is always doing charity work." |
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unenlightened
"The benighted child is unaware about the truth of the matter." |
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blessing
"Please say a benison for the sick." |
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
"He bequeathed the jewels in his will." |
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to scold harshly
"The father berates his son after every misdeed." |
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suffering the death of a loved one
"The widow is still bereaved." |
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to beg, plead, implore
"Don't beseech for a job; show them you are worthy to be hired." |
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to give as a gift
"He bestowed his favorite necklace to me to show his appreciation." |
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to indicate, signify, give evidence
"The amount of time spent should betoken that I am serious about studying." |
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group
"The large bevy of children was much more than we expected." |
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book lover
"The bibliophile was in the library all day long." |
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