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belated	adj. coming very late or too late
beleaguer	v. besiege
belie	v. give a wrong or an untrue idea of (sth)
belittle	v. make seem unimportant or of little value
bellicose	adj. eager to fight; warlike; aggressive
belligerent	adj. waging war; engaged in a conflict
bemoan	v. show sorrow for or complain about (sb/sth)
bemused	adj. bewildered or confused
benediction	n. blessing, esp one said before a meal or at the end of a church service
benefactor	n. person who gives money or other help to a school, hospital, charity, etc
beneficent	adj. showing active kindness; generous; charitable
beneficial	adj. ~ having a helpful or useful effect; advantageous
beneficiary	n. person who receives sth, esp one who receives money, property, etc when sb dies
benefit	n. profit; gain; future good (used esp with the vs and preps shown)
benevolent	adj. ~ being, or wishing to be, kind, friendly and helpful
benign	adj. kindly; gentle
benison	blessing
bent	n. ~ (for sth/doing sth) natural skill (at sth); liking or inclination (for sth/doing sth)
bequeath	v. ~ sth (to sb) arrange, by making a will, to give (property, money etc) (to sb) when one dies
berate	v. scold sharply
bereaved	[ bereave: ] [usually foll by of] to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp. through death
bereavement	n. state of being bereaved
bereft	adj. ~ (fml ) deprived of (a power or quality)
berserk	adj. wild with rage
beseech	v. ~ sb (for sth) ask sb earnestly; implore sb; entreat sb
beset	v. (fml ) surround (sb/sth) on all sides; trouble constantly; threaten
besiege	v. surround with armed forces in order to make it surrender
besmirch	v. dishonour (sb/sth); slander
bestial	adj. of or like a beast; brutish; cruel
bestow	v. ~ sth (fml ) present sth as a gift (to sb); confer
betoken	v. be a sign of (sth); indicate
betray	v. ~ sb/sth hand over or show sb/sth disloyally (to an enemy)
betroth	become engaged to marry
bevy	n. large group
beware	v. ~ (of sb/sth) be cautious (of sb/sth); take care (about sb/sth) ;
bewitch	v. put a magic spell on
bicameral	adj. having two legislative chambers
bicker	v. ~ (over/about sth) quarrel about unimportant things
bid	v. ~ (sth) (for sth); esp US ~ (sth) (on sth) offer (a price) in order to buy sth, esp at an auction
biennial	adj. happening every second year
bifurcated	[ bifurcate: ] to fork or divide into two parts or branches
bigot	n. person who holds strong beliefs and opinions, and is intolerant of anyone who disagrees
bigotry	n. bigoted attitude or behaviour
bilious	adj. caused by or suffering from too much bile
bilk	v. ~ sb of sth) avoid paying money to sb; cheat sb (out of sth)
billow	n. large wave
billowing	[ billow: ] a large sea wave
bitter	adj. having a sharp taste like aspirin or unsweetened coffee; not sweet
bivouac	n. temporary camp without tents or any other cover, esp used by soldiers or mountaineers
bizarre	adj. strange in appearance or effect; grotesque; eccentric ;