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Belie

(Verb) To give a false idea; fail to fulfil a promise

Belligerent

(Adjective) Persons or nations are at war; constant fighting; quarrelsome

Benediction

(Noun) Good wishes, a blessing

Benevolent

(Adjective) Friendly; generous; helpful

Benign

(Adjective) Gentle; kind-hearted; harmless

Bequeath

(Verb) To hand down something by will; pass on

Bias

(Noun) rejudice; bent; tendency

Bilk

(Verb) Cheat; to defraud; swindle

Blight

(Noun) Anything that causes decay, death, or disease

Bolster

(Verb) To support; to encourage

Bombast

(Noun) Speech intended to capture the attention of the audience; high- sounding language

Boorish

(Adjective) Crudely insensitive; rude person

Brevity

(Noun) Shortness; conciseness

Bumptious

(Adjective) Offensively self-important