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noun

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Good / Beautiful
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bangle - An ornamental band worn round the arm or occasionally the ankle.

In many Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries there is a tradition to give and wear bangles on special occasions.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

bicker - To argue about things that are petty and unimportant.

Kelly and Joe recognized that the first rule of marriage is to save your arguments for the important issues, and not to bicker over unimportant things.

noun

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Good / Big

bevy - A large group of people of a particular kind, usually women

Charlotte liked going to Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes, a bevy of beautiful women dancing with precision.

noun

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Bad / Hostile

barb - A remark that is funny but unkind.

Burt realized that Sam was not really his friend when Sam made several barbed comments directed at Burt at the dinner party.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

batty - Mad and slightly crazy, usually in a humorous way

The computer system wouldn't let Greg log on or change his password, and it was driving him batty.

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

bawdy - Lewd, coarse, and obscene, but in a humorous way.

Even Shakespeare’s bawdy scenes, that are often breaks from drama, use a artistry of language that is writing at its best.

adjective

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Bad / Confused

befuddled - Being confused and unable to think clearly.

After the insurance salesman presented all the possible plans available, Mike was totally befuddled about which policy to choose.

verb

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Bad / Disgusting

belch - To emit gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth.

Matthew found that whenever he consumed lots of pizza and soda, it was only a matter of time before he would start to belch.

verb

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Bad / Angry

besmirch - To cause harm or damage to the reputation of someone or something

The police apologized after arresting Sally by mistake for shoplifting, but she felt that the rumors it caused left her reputation besmirched.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy
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berserk - To behave in a wild and uncontrolled way as a result of something unexpected happening.

When a car quickly cut in front of him almost causing an accident, Alan almost when beserk with fury, shouting at the top of his lungs.

verb

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Other / Sound

bellow - For a person or animal to emit a deep loud shout or roar, usually in pain or anger.

When Joan entered the office an hour late the third time this week, her manager Mr. Fass bellowed that if she wanted to keep her job, she should consider coming on time from now on.

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

bedraggled - Giving an appearance of being messy, untidy, and neglected.

When I went to work I locked Fido out of the house by mistake, and he was soaked by the thunderstorm. When I got home, I felt guilty when I saw how bedraggled he looked.