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bane - (noun) something causes misery or death
bathos - (noun) triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos
bauble - (noun) a mock scepter carried by a court jester; cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
beatitude - (noun) one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme happiness
beguile - (verb) attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness
beleaguer - (verb) surround so as to force to give up; annoy persistently
bete noire- (noun) someone or something which is particularly disliked or avoided; an object of aversion, the bane of one’s existence
bicker - (noun) a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
bilious - (adj.) suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress; relating to or containing bile; irritable as if suffering from indigestion
bode - (verb) indicate by signs
bravado - (noun) a swaggering show of courage
bromide - (noun) any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs; a trite or obvious remark
browbeat - (verb) discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate; be bossy towards
bruit - (verb) tell or spread rumors
burgeon- (verb) grow and flourish