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Terms
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- bedraggle
- wet thoroughly
- beeline
- direct quick route
- befuddle
- confuse thoroughly
- beget
- father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
- begrudge
- envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge
- beguile
- deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract
- behemoth
- huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
- beholden
- obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude
- behoove (behove)
- be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary
- belabor
- harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
- belated
- delayed
- beleaguer
- besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
- belie
- contradict; give a false impression; disguise
- belittle
- disparage; depreciate
- bellicose
- warlike
- belligerent
- quarrelsome
- bemoan
- lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
- bemused
- confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
- benediction
- blessing
- benefactor
- gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose
- beneficent
- kindly; doing good
- beneficial
- helpful; useful; advantageous
- beneficiary
- person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
- benefit
- advantage; anything that brings help, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment
- benevolent
- generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
- benign
- kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease)
- benison
- blessing
- bent
- determined
- bequeath
- leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will
- berate
- scold strongly
- bereavement
- state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
- bereaved
- deprived of (someone beloved through death)
- bereft
- deprived of (something valuable); lacking
- berserk
- mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited
- beseech
- beg; plead with
- beset
- harass or trouble from all directions
- besiege
- surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
- besmirch
- soil; defile; make dirty
- bestial
- beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
- bestow
- confer
- betoken
- signify; indicate; be a sign of
- betray
- be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)
- betroth
- become engaged to marry
- bevy
- large group
- bicameral
- two-chambered as a legislative body
- bicker
- quarrel
- biennial
- every two years
- bifurcated
- divided into two branches; forked
- bigotry
- stubborn intolerance
- bigot
- one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)