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beget to father, produce, to cause as an effect:Violence begets more violence. 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
befuddle confuse thoroughly:politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
to stupefy with an alcoholic drink
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beeline direct, quick route
The minute he came home he made a beeline for the refrigerator
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bedraggle to amke limp, soil or wet 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bedizen to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
beatitude blessedness, state of super joy or happiness 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
beatific giving blessings, blissful, saintly 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bawdy indecent, obscene 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bauble anything of a trival value 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bate let down, restrain, abate 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bastion anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude
a projected part of fortification
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bask take pleasure in warmth, relax
e.g. basking in sun
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barterer trader who practices bartering i.e. payments made by goods nd nt mpney 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
barrage barrier laid down by militrary fire
overwhelming quantity or explosion (barrage of questions)
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baroque baroque style or period,
extravagently ornamated
irregular in shape
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barefaced shameless, bold, 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bard poet 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
barb sharp projection from fisherhook or other object,openly cutting remark 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bantering good naturedly ridiculing 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bane cause of ruin, curse 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bandy discuss lightly, readily fluent often thoughtlessely
exchange (words) heatedly
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banal common place, trite, lacking originality 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
balmy mild, fragrant 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
balm sumthing that relieves pain 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
ballast heavy substance added to gain stability or weight 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
balk stop short, as in due to an obstacle
refuse to continue
foil
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baleful having a deadly or harmful influence
threatning, inauspicious
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bait harras, tease
Snrs bait junrs in d ragging days
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baffle confuse, frustrate 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
badinage playful teasing conversation 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
badger annoy,bother 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
bacchanalian drunken, wildly partying 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
babble chatter idly 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
azure sky blue 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
axiom self evident truth not requiring prrof 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
awry distorted, crooked 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
awe with a feeling of amazement 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
avuncular like an uncle 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
avow declare openly 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
avid greedy, eager for 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
aviary enclosure for birds 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
avert turn away, prevent 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
aversion firm dislike 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
averse reluctant, disinclined 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
aver state with confidence, declare to be true ( like taking an oath in court) 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
avenge take revenge violently or take revenge violently on behalf of sumbody 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
avarice greediness for wealth 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
avalanche fall, generally of ice and snow 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
auxiliary reserved, providing help 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
autopsy examination of a dead body 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
autonomous self-governing 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
automaton a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence.
something capable of acting automatically or without an external motive force
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autocratic having absolete , unchecked power, dictatorial 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
Authoritative reliable, truthful, dictatorial 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
authoritarian completely dominating another's will,
assertion of complete authority,
e.g. Hitler's authoritarian government
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authenticate prove genuine 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
austere ascetic 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
auspicious promising success, favorable 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
auroral of or like the dawn., peratining to northen lights 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
aureole halo, circle behind saints' head 0 snehalkb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:48 GMT view revision history
august impressive, majestic 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
augury divine indication, shakun 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
augment to become larger 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
audacious bold, daring, extremely inventive without restriction to prior ideas 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
atypical not normal 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
attribute essential quality 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
attest to certify, to give evidence for 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
attenuate make thin, weaken 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
atrophy wasting away, decline 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
atrocity cruelness 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
atone compensate,make amends for former misdoings
agree
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atheistic denying the existence of god 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
atavism the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations. 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
asymmetric nt identical on both sides 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
asylum place of refuge or shelter,protection 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:46 GMT view revision history
asunder into parts: Lightning split the old oak tree asunder.
widely seperated:as wide asunder as the polar regions.
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astute wise, shrewd, keen 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:45 GMT view revision history
astronomical enormously large or extensive
It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.
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astringent binding, causing contraction, harsh or severe 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:45 GMT view revision history
astral relating to the stars 0 snehalkb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:45 GMT view revision history

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