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Baneful (adj.) ruinous, poisonous β Drugs have baneful effect on the mind of the youth.
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Bravado (n.) swagger, false courage β Retired soldiers often assume the airs of bravado.
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Besmirch (v.) defile β The opposition always tries to besmirch the reputation of the ruling party.
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Bovine (adj.) of cow β She is bovine by nature while her sister is haughty.
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Baffle (v.) perplex, frustrate β (i) A wrong signal was sent to baffle the enemy. (ii) All his efforts were baffled by the adamant attitude of his father.
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Berserk (adv.) frenzied, amok β The police went berserk and began to lathi charge the crowd demonstrating peacefully.
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Boutique (n.) store for fashionable clothes β Boutiques make good business round the year, especially ahead of Eid and on account of shopping for weddings.
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Breach (n.) breaking of contract/duty, peace, rift β Anti-social elements were rounded up for fear of breach of peace.
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Bizarre (adj.) grotesque, awkward β The gentry present in the club were not expected to behave in a bizarre manner.
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Bode (v.) foreshadow, foretell, augur β Frequent elections in the country do not bode well for democracy in Pakistan.
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Blasphemous (adj.) impious, irreligious β French President Emmanuel Macronβs remarks about not doing away with blasphemous caricatures clearly encourage hatred, polarisation, Islamophobia and xenophobia across the world, injuring the feelings of Muslims across the world.
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Chide (v.) scold β Sonia was chided for coming late to the meeting.
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Conversant (adj.) familiar β A good citizen is supposed to be conversant with the rules of the road.
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Capricious (adj.) fickle, unstable, faithless β Capricious persons change their mind frequently without any reason.
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Caption (n.) title β Please give a suitable caption to this picture.
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