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byway
a secluded, obscure back road; a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc.


butt
person or thing that is object of ridicule
bustle
commotion, energetic activity
bursar
treasurer
burly
brawny, husky
bulwark
defense wall; anything serving as defense
buffoon
clown or fool
buffet
to strike, hit
brusque
rough and abrupt in manner
brigand
bandit, outlaw
brevity
the quality of being brief in time as in brevity of the human life
brazen
bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass
bourgeois
middle class
boon
blessing, something to be thankful for
bonanza
extremely large amount; something profitable; a source of great wealth
boisterous
rowdy, loud, unrestrained
bluster
to boast or make threats loudly
bludgeon
to hit as with a short, heavy club
blasphemous
cursing, profane, irreverent
blandish
to coax with flattery
blanch
to pale; takethe color out of
billet
board and lodging for troops or students
biped
two-footed animal
bilious
bad-natured, unpleasant, dyspeptic
bicker
to have a petty argument
bibliophile
book lover
bibliography
list of books
betoken
to indicate, signify, give evidence of
bestial
beastly, animal-like
bespatter
to spatter; To spatter with or as if with mud: "a thoughtful, anti-activist judge being bespattered with charges of racism, sexism, hypocrisy and dishonesty"
bereaved
suffering the death of a loved one; to bereave means to deprive
benison
blessing
benighted
unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
benchmark
standard of measure
bemuse
to confuse, stupefy; plunge deep into thought
bellow
to roar, shout
belligerent
hostile, tending to fight
beleaguer
to harass, plague
belabor
to insist repeatedy or harp on
behemoth
huge creature
becalm
to make calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind
beatific
appearing to be saintly, angelic
bay
to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
bastion
fortification, stronghold
banter
playful conversation
bane
something causing ruin, death, or destruction
balk
to refuse, shirk; prevent
baleful
harmful, with evil intentions, a beleful look
bacchanalian
drunkenly festive; orgy
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