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auspice

(noun) a favorable omen

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auspicious

(adjective) attended by favorable circumstances; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"

(adjective satellite) tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

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austere

(adjective satellite) practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"

(adjective satellite) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"

(adjective satellite) severely simple; "a stark interior"

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aver

(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

(verb) report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

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aversion

(noun) the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"

(noun) a feeling of intense dislike

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avid

(adjective satellite) marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"

(adjective satellite) (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"

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avow

(verb) admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

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baleful

(adjective satellite) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo

(adjective satellite) deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"

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balk

(noun) an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base

(noun) one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

(noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

(noun) the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

(verb) refuse to comply

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balloon

(noun) large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air

(noun) small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

(verb) become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

(verb) ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"

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balm

(noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

(noun) any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

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banal

(adjective satellite) obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose"

(adjective satellite) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

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band

(noun) something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs

(noun) a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material

(noun) a restraint put around something to hold it together

(noun) a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

(noun) jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

(noun) a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"

(noun) a range of frequencies between two limits

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

(noun) instrumentalists not including string players

(noun) a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

(verb) attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

(verb) bind or tie together, as with a band

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bane

(noun) something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"

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baneful

(adjective satellite) deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"

(adjective satellite) exceedingly harmful

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barrage

(noun) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

(verb) attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"

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barren

(noun) an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"

(adjective satellite) incapable of sustaining life; "the dead and barren Moon"

(adjective satellite) not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile"

(adjective satellite) providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"

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bazaar

(noun) a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"

(noun) a shop where a variety of goods are sold

(noun) a street of small shops (especially in Orient)

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beatify

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"

(verb) make blessedly happy

(verb) fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

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bedizen

(verb) dress up garishly and tastelessly

(verb) decorate tastelessly

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belie

(verb) represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

(verb) be in contradiction with

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belittle

(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

(verb) express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

(verb) belittle; "Don't belittle his influence"

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bellicose

(adjective satellite) having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"

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belligerent

(noun) someone who fights (or is fighting)

(adjective satellite) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"

(adjective satellite) engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"

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belligerently

(adverb) in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"

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bend

(noun) curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

(noun) diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

(noun) movement that causes the formation of a curve

(noun) a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

(noun) a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

(noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

(verb) cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

(verb) bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

(verb) change direction; "The road bends"

(verb) turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

(verb) form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

(verb) bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

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benefactor

(noun) a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

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benevolence

(noun) an act intending or showing kindness and good will

(noun) an inclination to do kind or charitable acts

(noun) disposition to do good

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benevolent

(adjective) having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature"

(adjective satellite) generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"

(adjective satellite) generous in providing aid to others

(adjective satellite) doing or producing good

(adjective) intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"

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benign

(adjective) pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"

(adjective satellite) of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"

(adjective) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

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benign

(adjective) pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"

(adjective satellite) of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"

(adjective) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

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bequest

(noun) (law) a gift of personal property by will

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berate

(verb) censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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bereft

(adjective satellite) sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"

(adjective satellite) unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

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bewilder

(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

(verb) cause to be confused emotionally

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biased

(adjective satellite) excessively devoted to one faction

(adjective satellite) favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"

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bigot

(noun) a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own

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bilge

(noun) where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

(noun) water accumulated in the bilge of a ship

(verb) take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"

(verb) cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"

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blandishment

(noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

(noun) flattery intended to persuade

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blandness

(noun) the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge"

(noun) smooth and gracious in manner

(noun) lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property

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blatant

(adjective satellite) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

(adjective satellite) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

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blithe

(adjective satellite) carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

(adjective satellite) lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"

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blithe

(adjective satellite) carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

(adjective satellite) lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"

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blueprint

(noun) photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.

(noun) something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

(verb) make a blueprint of

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blunt

(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

(verb) make less sharp; "blunt the knives"

(verb) make less intense; "blunted emotions"

(verb) make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

(verb) make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

(adjective satellite) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

(adjective satellite) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me wh

(adjective satellite) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

(adjective satellite) having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

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boggle

(verb) overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"

(verb) startle with amazement or fear

(verb) hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

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bogus

(adjective satellite) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance