baffle
verbTo leave someone thoroughly puzzled or frustrated.
Leave thoroughly puzzled
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Clear all filtersbanal
adjectiveSo ordinary or overused that it lacks freshness or interest.
Overfamiliar and unoriginal
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belie
verbTo contradict an appearance or suggest that something is misleading.
belligerent
adjectiveHostile and ready to argue or fight.
benevolent
adjectiveKindly and disposed to help others.
Kindly and helpful
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bereft
adjectiveLeft without something needed or valued, often through loss.
blatant
adjectiveVery obvious and conspicuous, usually in an offensive or improper way.
bombastic
adjectiveUsing grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Inflated in language
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boorish
adjectiveRude and insensitive to others.
Rude and insensitive
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brevity
nounShortness in duration or expression.
Shortness of expression or duration
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broach
verbTo introduce a subject for discussion, especially a delicate one.
bucolic
adjectiveRelating to the pleasant, quiet qualities of rural life.
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