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Non-Common Dictionary

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babel n :confusion of sounds
bacchanal a :intemperate drinking, riotous, noisy
bafflegab n : gobbledygook
banal a :hackneyed, commonplace, trite
banjax t.v. :damage; ruin; smash
barmecidal a :providing an illusion of abundance
beneficent a :perform, cause to be done, kindness
bereft a :deprived/robbed of possession/use of something needed/wanted/expected
bete-noire n :dreaded, loathed, a bugaboo
blasé a :bored, exhausted by overindulgence
blatherskite n : person who blathers/nonsense
blithe a :gay, merry, joyous
bloviate v :to speak/write verbosely/windily
boffo n :hearty laugh; gag
boîte n :box
bombastic a :high-sounding words, inflated/boastful language
bonhomie n :good nature, unaffected affability
bon vivant n :person living luxuriously, jovial companion
bosh n :foolish talk/activity; nonsense
bourgeois n : middle class
brio n :vigor, vivacity, verve
brouhaha n :hubbup; uproar
bucolic a :pertaining to shepherds; rustic; countrified (things in country)

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