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