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GRE Vocab - B
Essential words for the GRE beginning with B
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02/01/2010
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bacchanalian
 Definition
pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity
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banal
 Definition
commonplace; trite (adj.)
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banter
 Definition
playful conversation (n.)
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bard
 Definition
poet (n.)
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bawdy
 Definition
obscene (adj.)
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beatify
 Definition
to bless; sanctify; to ascribe a virtue to (v.)
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bedizen
 Definition
to dress in a vulgar, showy manner (v.)
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behemoth
 Definition
huge creature; anything very large and powerful (n.)
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belie
 Definition
to contradict (v.)
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beneficent
 Definition
kindly; doing good (adj.)
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bifurcate
 Definition
to divide into two parts (v.)
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blandishment
 Definition
flattery (n.)
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blase
 Definition
bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned (adj.)
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bolster
 Definition
to give a boost to; prop up; support (v.)
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bombastic
 Definition
pompous; using inflated language (adj.)
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boorish
 Definition
rude; insensitive (adj.)
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bovine
 Definition
cowlike (adj.)
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brazen
 Definition
bold; shameless (adj.)
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broach
 Definition
to mention for the first time (v.)
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bucolic
 Definition
characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral (adj.)
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burgeon
 Definition
to flourish (v.)
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burnish
 Definition
to polish (v.)
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buttress
 Definition
to reinforce; support (v.)
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