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verb

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Good / Strong

audio

bolster - To support or strengthen; prop up

Drinking Gatorade while exercising is a good way to bolster performance.

verb

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

bawl - To cry loudly and uncontrollably.

When my baby starts to bawl, I go through my trusty checklist: is he hungry, tired, teething, or have a bad diaper?

noun

See verb

3 of 195

Other / Inward

audio

blush - A reddening of the face as a sign of embarrassment or shame

One of the many emojis available features a smiling face with a blush to indicate receiving flattery.

noun

4 of 195

Bad / Mistake

audio

blunder - A stupid or careless mistake

Emma realized she had made a huge blunder when she accidentally deleted the entire spreadsheet.

adjective

5 of 195

Good / Beautiful

Url audio

breathtaking - Extremely beautiful or stunning, leaving one in awe.

The sunset over the ocean was breathtaking.

verb

6 of 195

Other / Sound

Url audio

babble - To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Monica worked at home, and sometimes her 1 year old Charlie sat in her lap, and he babbled away about all sorts of things that she didn’t understand.

noun

7 of 195

Bad / Mistake

audio

blooper - An embarrassing error

Movies will frequently have blooper reels where the actors laugh and ruin a scene.

verb

8 of 195

Bad / Dishonest

Url audio

bamboozle - To cheat or fool.

When Fred and Joan investigated and added up the numbers, they realized that the great deal they had purchased on the internet was all a lie, and that they had been bamboozled.

noun

9 of 195

Bad / Aggressive

Url audio

brute - A violent or savage person, lacking in kindness or intelligence.

The bully was a brute, pushing others around both physically and emotionlly to get his way.

adjective

10 of 195

Good / Big

Url audio

boundless - Extremely large in amount or degree, unlimited.

The desert stretched out with boundless beauty in every direction.

verb

See noun

11 of 195

Good / Strong

audio

boost - Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve

Pete bought ten lottery tickets instead of one because he figured that would boost his chances of winning.

noun

12 of 195

Other / Other

audio

brat - A child, typically a badly behaved one

Felicia couldn't handle the screaming brat next to her on the cross-country flight.