60 words & definitions
| babble |
To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
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| badger |
To repeatedly and annoyingly ask someone to do something.
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| baffle |
To totally bewilder, confuse, and mystify.
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| balk |
To hesitate or be unwilling to continue with an idea or action.
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| bamboozle |
To cheat or fool.
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| bandy |
To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said
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| barf |
To vomit.
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| bash |
To hit hard and forcefully
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| bask |
To lie exposed to warmth and sunlight for relaxation and pleasure.
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| bawl |
To cry loudly and uncontrollably.
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| begrudge |
To envy someone else's good fortune
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| beguile |
To charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.
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| bellow |
For a person or animal to emit a deep loud shout or roar, usually in pain or anger.
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| besmirch |
To cause harm or damage to the reputation of someone or something
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| bicker |
To argue about things that are petty and unimportant.
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| bangle |
An ornamental band worn round the arm or occasionally the ankle.
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| barb |
A remark that is funny but unkind.
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| bevy |
A large group of people of a particular kind, usually women
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| belch |
To emit gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
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| batty |
Mad and slightly crazy, usually in a humorous way
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| bawdy |
Lewd, coarse, and obscene, but in a humorous way.
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| bedraggled |
Giving an appearance of being messy, untidy, and neglected.
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| berserk |
To behave in a wild and uncontrolled way as a result of something unexpected happening.
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| befuddled |
Being confused and unable to think clearly.
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| beckon |
To literally or figuratively gesture with the hand or head to encourage someone to come nearer or to follow
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| banish |
To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.
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| bewildered |
To be completely confused because of an overload of information.
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| beggar |
A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food
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| banter |
The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks
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| betray |
To expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy
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| bashful |
Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy
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| berate |
To criticize someone in an angry manner
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| barren |
A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit
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| barbaric |
Extremely cruel
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| awash |
Having an amount of something that is larger than necessary or wanted
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| barrage |
A continuous attack over a long period of time
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| battleground |
A location or situation wher people are fighting against each other.
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| belligerent |
Hostile and aggressive, with an implied threat of violence
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| backlash |
A strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened
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| backlog |
A quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done
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| bereft |
Feeling the loss of being without something
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| belch |
The loud noise that comes from gas exiting the stomach through the mouth, usually after eating.
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| avert |
To avoid or dodge a difficult situation.
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| avid |
Showing a keen desire or craving for something.
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| awesome |
amazing, breathtaking, or overwhelming
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| awkward |
Lacking grace or ease in movement or behavior, especially in social situations.
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| bandit |
A robber or outlaw, especially one who is part of a group and operates in remote or wild areas.
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| banquet |
A large formal meal for many people, usually to celebrate a special event.
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| bargain |
To try to reach an agreement through discussion and compromise.
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| bargain |
a thing bought or offered for sale more cheaply than is usual or expected.
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| beast |
Something or somebody very difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
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| beg |
To plead or request strongly due to need or emotion.
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| beleaguered |
Surrounded and under attack (especially in a military or physical sense)
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| belittle |
To speak about someone or something in a way that shows little respect.
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| bigot |
A person who is intolerant toward those with different opinions, beliefs, or lifestyles.
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| benign |
Kind, gentle, and harmless in nature or effect, or not harmful to health
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| bend |
The part of something that is curved, such as a pipe or a road.
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| bend |
To shape something that is straight into a curve or angle; or to move your body so that it is no longer upright or straight.
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| backfire |
To have the opposite effect of what was intended, usually producing a negative result.
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| bestial |
Savage, brutal, or cruel in nature or behavior; relating to or resembling beasts; animal-like.
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