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Gruber Vocab- B
Most of the Bs
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Graduate
04/03/2012
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badinage
 Definition
playful, teasing talk
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bagatelle
 Definition
thing of little value, trifle
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baleful
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harmful; menacing; pernicious
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barbarous
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unclutured; crude
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bark
 Definition
a boat, or saiing vessel
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beatitude
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state of bliss
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beleaguer
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to encircle (as with an army; to annoy
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benignant
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kindly gentle
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bestride
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to mount (a horse)
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bibulous
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absorbent; found of alcholic drink
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bilious
 Definition
bad tempered' cross
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bilk
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bad tempered; cross
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bivouac
 Definition
temporary shelter
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blanch
 Definition
to whiten; to make pale
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blandishment
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flattery
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blazon
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to display; to proclaim
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blithe
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carefree; lighthearted
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bombastic
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using impressive but meaningless language
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bon mot
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witty remark
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boon
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a benefit. a blessing, a favor
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boreal
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northern
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bowdlerize
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to censor; remove offesnive passges of a play, novel
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bruit
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to spread the news
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bucolic
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pertaining to the coutnrydide rural
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bugbear
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something causing fear
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bulwark
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strong defense
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bumptious
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conceited; arrogant
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burgeon
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to flourish; to gorw rapidly
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burlesque
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a speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule
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burnish
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to polish
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