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bigot.noun
one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ

bigoted.adjective
being or characteristic of a bigot.(a bigoted person; an outrageously bigoted viewpoint)
bigotedly.adverb
bigotedness.noun

bigotry.noun
the attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of a bigot; intolerance

buoyancy.noun
cheerfulness; lightness of spirit; resilience; ability to recover quickly from setbacks; the tendency or capacity to remain afloat in a liquid or rise in air or gas; the upward force that a fluid exerts on an object less dense than itself

buoyant.adjective
having or marked by buoyancy.(a buoyant balloon; buoyant spirits); lighthearted; gay (in a buoyant mood; feeling up)
buoyantly.adverb

buckle.noun
a clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other; an instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge
buckle, buckled, buckling, buckles.verbs
transitive verb use.to fasten with a buckle; to cause to bend, warp, or crumple
intransitive verb use.to become fastened with a buckle; to bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat; to give way; collapse (my knees buckled with fear); to succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in (finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job)
buckle down.phrasal verb
to apply oneself with determination
buckle up.phrasal verb
to use a safety belt, especially in an automobile

barren.adjective
not producing offspring; incapable of producing offspring; sterile; lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation; unproductive of results or gains; unprofitable (barren efforts); futile; empty; lacking in liveliness or interest
barrenly.adverb
barrenness.noun

bushel.noun
a unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,150.42 cubic inches, or 35.24 liters; a unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.37 liters

boil.noun
a painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually caused by a local staphylococcal infection; also called furuncle

blain.noun
a skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch

battalion.noun
an army unit typically consisting of a headquarters and two or more companies (a designated numer in a military unit), batteries, or similar subunits; a large body of organized troops; a great number (battalions of ants); a great number ready for battle

brutal.adjective
mean, cruel; rude, etc. 
brutality noun
the condition or quality of being brutal 
brutalize.transitive verb
to make or become brutal

brute.noun
an animal; a beast; a brutal, crude, or insensitive person
brute.adjective
of or relating to beasts; animal; characteristic of a brute, especially; entirely physical (brute force); lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence (a brute impulse); savage; cruel (brute coercion); unremittingly severe (was driven to steal food through brute necessity); coarse; brutish
brutism.noun

brutish.adjective
of or characteristic of a brute; crude in feeling or manner; sensually ruled; carnal; rough; uncivilized
brutishly.adverb
brutishness.noun

becoming.adjective
appropriate, suitable, or proper;' pleasing or attractive to the eye
becomingly.adverb
becomingness.noun
become, became, become, becoming, becomes.verbs
intransitive verb senses.to grow or come to be (became more knowledgeable; will become clearer in the morning)
transitive verb senses.to be appropriate or suitable to (It would not become me to do such a thing as that); to show to advantage; look good with (the new suit becomes you)

baffle, baffled, baffling, baffles.transitive verbs
to frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing; stymie; to impede the force or movement of
baffle.noun
a usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light; a partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a loudspeaker
bafflement, baffler.nouns

biography.noun,.plural.biographies
an account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another (a film biography of Marlon Brando); an oral biography

be all and end all or be-all and end-all.noun
the quintessential or all important element

blunder.noun
a usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
blunder, blundered, blundering, blunders
intransitive verb use.to move clumsily or blindly; to make a usually serious mistake
transitive verb use.to make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch; to utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly
blunderer.noun
blunderingly.adverb

blush, blushed, blushing, blushes.intransitive verbs.
to become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush; to become red or rosy; to feel embarrassed or ashamed (blushed at his own audacity)
blush.noun
a reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; a red or rosy color (the blush of dawn)
blushful.adjective
blushingly.adverb

brood.noun
the young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for by the same mother; the children in one family (John and Jane are coming over with their brood of 8)
brood, brooded, brooding, broods.verbs
transitive verb use.to sit on or hatch (eggs); to protect (young) by or as if by covering with the wings (quietly walk past as mother hen is brooding) 
intransitive verb use.to be deep in thought; meditate; to sit on or hatch eggs; to hover; loom; to focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry (brooded over the insult for several days); to be depressed (she's brooding since her boyfriend left)
brood.adjective
kept for breeding (a brood hen; a brood mare)
broodingly.adverb

beckon, beckoned, beckoning, beckons.verbs
transitive verb use.to signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; to attract because of an inviting or enticing appearance
intransitive verb use.to make a signaling or summoning gesture; to be inviting or enticing
beckon.noun
a gesture of summons
beckoner.noun
beckoningly.adverb

bother, bothered, bothering, bothers.verbs
transitive verb use.to disturb or anger, especially by minor irritations; annoy; to make agitated or nervous; fluster; to make confused or perplexed; puzzle; to intrude on without invitation or warrant; disturb; to give trouble to (a hurtful cut that bothers her when she washes dishes)
intransitive verb use.to take the trouble; concern oneself; to cause trouble
bother.noun
a cause or state of disturbance
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