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bleak
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a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
The frigid, inhospitable Aleutian Islands are bleak military outposts.
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bloated
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a. swollen or puffed as with water or air
Her bloated stomach came from drinking so much water.
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bluff
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n. the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
If only, I thought, he had called our bluff from the start and told us firmly that he knew the figures but wouldn't say.
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blunt
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a. having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
Public employee unions are demanding in blunt terms that Democrats make the tax code more progressive.
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blurt
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v. utter suddenly and impulsively
Before she can stop you, you should blurt out the news.
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bode
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v. foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
The gloomy skies and the odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
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bogus
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a. counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus twenty-dollar bills.
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bolt
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v. dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
Jack was set to bolt out the front door.
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booming
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a. deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
'Who needs a microphone?' cried the mayor in his booming voice.
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boundless
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a. being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
Mike's energy was boundless: the greater the challenge, the more vigorously he tackled the job.
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bourgeois
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a. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
Technically, anyone who belongs to the middle class is bourgeois, but most people resent it if you call them that.
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boycott
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v. refrain from buying or using
Cesar Chavez called for consumers to boycott grapes to put pressure on grape growers to stop using pesticides that harmed the farm workers' health.
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bravado
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n. defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
The bravado of the young criminal disappeared when the victims of his brutal attack confronted him.
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brazen
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a. having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
His entire premiership has become an exercise in brazen dishonesty.
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breach
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n. breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
Jill sued Jack for breach of promise, claiming he had broken his promise to marry her.
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brittle
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a. easily broken; having little elasticity
My employer's self-control was as brittle as an egg-shell.
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brochure
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n. pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
The Department of Agriculture issued this brochure on farming.
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brooch
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n. ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women
The brooch was a gift from Burton, and she wore it when she wed him.
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browse
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v. graze; skim or glance at casually
'How now, brown cow, browsing in the green, green grass.' I remember lines of verse that I came across while I browsed through the bookstore's poetry section.
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buffet
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n. table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
Please convey them on the tray to the buffet.
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