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7325160269archetypeoriginal model that's widely imitated0
7325163848apathyinsensibility to emotion; lack of effort1
7325165765antithesisexact opposite2
7325167365adounnecessary activity3
7325170137absolveto free from sin or blame4
7325175022acquiesceto comply or submit5
7325195907bureaucracyadministration characterized by the excessive procedure and routine6
7325199794bedlamscene of great uproar;asylum7
7325201996barringexcluding by exception8
7325208969burgeonto sprout; to grow; to blossom and flourish9
7325211758bilioushaving a nasty temper10
7325215491bleakwithout hope11
7325285107acutevery refined or sharp12
7325294473acrimoniousbitter13
7325296565admonishto warn of fault; usually in a mean tone14
7325300278brevityshortness of duration15
7325305320brandishto wave or shake as a weapon16
7325309141bolsterto support17
7325311567accostto confront boldly18
7325313848austereseverely simple; unadorned19
7325323467balefulmalignant; threatening20
7325328951beleaguerto surround with troubles21
7325332656ascetica person who deliberately chooses to live a plain and simple life22
7325344533aggrandizeto exaggerate, put on a false front, and make something look greater than it really is23
7325363647bequeathto hand down24
7325363648baublea showy, usually cheap, ornament; knickknack25
7325375665aloofdistant; disinterested26
7325380598ad hominemappealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason27
7325393285blatantcompletely obvious28
7325395755belittleto attack or make lower in significance29
7325399513belligerentwarlike; eager to fight30
7325399514bemoanto complain31
7325401307balkto stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified32
7325402918auspiciousfavoring success33
7325402919ambiguoushaving an unclear or double meaning34
7325419091anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified35
7325419092ambsacesomething worthless or unlucky36
7325421925beseechto beg37
7325424338banallacking originality or freshness38
7325426261adhereto stick to; to fasten39
7325428370acumenkeen insight40
7325428371bravadoan aggressive display of boldness41
7325429952boorishrude42
7325431704aestheticvisual beauty43
7325435835ambivalencethe state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes44
7325457903benevolentkind45
7325460544brusquesomewhat rough in manner or speech46
7325465116blasphemythe act of insulting religion or anything held dearly to a person47
7325470024assuageto relieve or ease48
7325473346alludeto refer by suggestion49

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