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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
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adynamic
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/ˌeɪdaɪˈnæmɪk/
lacking strength or vital force; characterized by weakness
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aesthetical
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/ɛsˈθɛtɪkəl/
relating to beauty or the appreciation of art
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affectable
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/əˈfɛktəbəl/
capable of being affected or influenced
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affluent
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/ˈæfluənt/
having an abundance of wealth; prosperous
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afloat
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/əˈfloʊt/
floating on water; or financially solvent
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afoul
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/əˈfaʊl/
in collision or entanglement, especially with rules or another party
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afterhand
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/ˈæftərˌhænd/
afterward; at a later time
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aglow
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/əˈɡloʊ/
glowing with warmth, light, or emotion
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agrarian
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/əˈɡrɛriən/
relating to cultivated land or agricultural society
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agriculturally
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/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəli/
with respect to farming or the cultivation of land
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ailing
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/ˈeɪlɪŋ/
in poor health or in difficulty; unwell or failing
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alcoholically
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/ˌælkəˈhɔlɪkli/
in a manner relating to or affected by alcohol
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alimental
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/ˌælɪˈmɛntəl/
relating to nourishment or food
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allocable
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/ˈæləkəbəl/
capable of being allocated or assigned to a particular use
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alterative
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/ˈɔltəˌreɪtɪv/
tending to alter, or a remedy that gradually restores healthy bodily function
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amain
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/əˈmeɪn/
at full speed or with great force; vehemently
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ambient
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/ˈæmbiənt/
relating to the immediate surroundings; encompassing on all sides
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ambiguously
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/æmˈbɪɡjuəsli/
in a way open to more than one interpretation; unclearly
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ambisyllabic
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/ˌæmbɪsɪˈlæbɪk/
of a consonant belonging to two adjacent syllables at once
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amiable
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/ˈeɪmiəbəl/
having a friendly and pleasant manner; good-natured
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amusive
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/əˈmjusɪv/
tending to amuse or, archaically, to deceive or delude
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anchorless
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/ˈæŋkɚləs/
lacking an anchor or any stabilizing foundation; adrift
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angelic
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/ænˈdʒɛlɪk/
resembling or characteristic of an angel; sublimely good or beautiful
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angulate
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/ˈæŋɡjəlɪt/
having angles or sharp corners; angular in form
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anight
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/əˈnaɪt/
by night or in the night; nightly
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animalian
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/ˌænɪˈmeɪliən/
of, relating to, or characteristic of animals
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animalish
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/ˈænɪməlɪʃ/
resembling an animal; brutish or instinctive in nature
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animalivorous
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/ˌænɪˈmælɪvərəs/
feeding on animals; carnivorous
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annihilative
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/əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪv/
tending to destroy utterly; capable of total destruction
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annular
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/ˈænjələ/
ring-shaped; forming or relating to a ring
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anonymously
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/əˈnɑnɪməsli/
without the name of the person responsible being known or revealed
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anserine
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/ˈænsəˌraɪn/
of or resembling a goose; silly or stupid
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answerable
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/ˈænsərəbəl/
responsible or accountable for something to someone
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antagonistic
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/ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/
showing or marked by active opposition or hostility
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antehuman
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/ˌæntiˈhjumən/
existing or occurring before the appearance of human beings
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antiblue
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/ˌæntiˈblu/
opposed to or counteracting the color blue, as a filtering tint
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anticapitalist
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/ˌæntiˈkæpɪtəlɪst/
opposed to capitalism, or a person holding such views
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anticipatory
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/ænˈtɪsɪpəˌtɔri/
happening in expectation of, or anticipating, a future event
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antinational
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/ˌæntiˈnæʃənəl/
opposed to the nation or its interests; unpatriotic
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antiparliamentary
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/ˌæntiˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri/
opposed to parliament or to parliamentary government
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antireligion
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/ˌæntirɪˈlɪdʒən/
opposed to religion, or such opposition itself
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antireligious
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/ˌæntirɪˈlɪdʒəs/
hostile or opposed to religion
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antislavery
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/ˌæntiˈsleɪvəri/
opposed to slavery, or the movement against it
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antithetic
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/ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪk/
directly opposed or contrasted; constituting an antithesis
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apace
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/əˈpeɪs/
swiftly; at a rapid pace
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apparitional
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/ˌæpəˈrɪʃənəl/
of or resembling an apparition; ghostly or spectral
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applicate
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/ˈæplɪˌkeɪt/
applied or put to a particular use; in geometry, an applied ordinate
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apprehensible
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/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/
capable of being grasped by the mind or senses; comprehensible
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approvement
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/əˈpruvmənt/
approval or sanction; in old law, the improvement of common land
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areal
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/ˈɛriəl/
of or relating to an area or surface region
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aright
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/əˈraɪt/
correctly or properly; in the right way
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articulatory
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/ɑrˈtɪkjələˌtɔri/
relating to the physical production of speech sounds
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artlessly
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/ˈɑrtləsli/
in a natural, ingenuous manner free of guile or cunning
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askew
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/əˈskju/
not straight or level; to one side, crooked
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assumptive
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/əˈsʌmptɪv/
taking something for granted; presumptuous or arrogant
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assuredly
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/əˈʃʊrədli/
certainly; without doubt
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astern
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/əˈstɝn/
behind or toward the rear of a ship
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asymptomatic
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/ˌeɪsɪmptəˈmætɪk/
producing or showing no symptoms of disease
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atemporal
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/eɪˈtɛmpərəl/
existing outside of or unaffected by the passage of time
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atheistic
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/ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk/
relating to or holding the belief that no god exists
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atomically
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/əˈtɑmɪkli/
with respect to atoms, or as a single indivisible operation
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attractively
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/əˈtræktɪvli/
in a manner that pleases or appeals to the senses
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auditory
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/ˈɔdəˌtɔri/
relating to the sense or organs of hearing
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augurous
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/ˈɔɡərəs/
of the nature of an omen; foreboding or predictive
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autochthonal
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/ɔˈtɑkθənəl/
native to or originating in the place where found; indigenous
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autonomic
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/ˌɔtəˈnɑmɪk/
involuntary or self-regulating, especially of the nervous system
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avoidable
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/əˈvɔɪdəbəl/
able to be prevented or kept away from
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axiomatically
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/ˌæksiəˈmætɪkli/
in a self-evident manner requiring no proof
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babish
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/ˈbeɪbɪʃ/
like a baby; childish or babyish
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babyish
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/ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/
characteristic of a baby; childishly immature
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babylonian
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/ˌbæbəˈloʊniən/
of ancient Babylon or its people, language, or culture
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backboneless
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/ˈbækˌboʊnləs/
lacking firmness of character; spineless
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baffling
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/ˈbæflɪŋ/
impossible to understand; perplexing
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bairnish
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/ˈbɛrnɪʃ/
childish or childlike, in Scots and Northern English usage
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baltic
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/ˈbɔltɪk/
of the Baltic Sea or its region; informally, bitterly cold
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banging
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/ˈbæŋɪŋ/
informally excellent or very good; also a loud repeated knocking
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barbarious
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/bɑrˈbɛriəs/
barbarous; savage or uncivilized (archaic variant)
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barbate
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/ˈbɑrbeɪt/
bearded or having tufts of hair, especially in botany
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barbed
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/bɑrbd/
having sharp projecting points; also pointedly critical
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barkbound
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/ˈbɑrkˌbaʊnd/
of a tree, stunted because its bark is too tight to allow growth
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beardy
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/ˈbɪrdi/
having a beard or notably hairy; informally a bearded person
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beauteous
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/ˈbjutiəs/
beautiful (literary or poetic)
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bedfast
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/ˈbɛdˌfæst/
confined to bed by illness; bedridden
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behavioral
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/bɪˈheɪvjɚəl/
relating to behavior or the way one acts
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behindhand
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/bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd/
behind schedule or in arrears; late
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belatedly
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/bɪˈleɪtɪdli/
later than should have been the case; tardily
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bemused
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/bɪˈmjuzd/
puzzled, confused, or absorbed in thought
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bendsome
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/ˈbɛndsəm/
flexible or pliant; easily bent (dialectal)
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bendy
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/ˈbɛndi/
capable of bending easily; flexible
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benumbed
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/bɪˈnʌmd/
deprived of feeling or sensation; numbed
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besotted
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/bɪˈsɑtɪd/
infatuated or intoxicated to the point of foolishness
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betimes
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/bɪˈtaɪmz/
in good time; early; on occasion (archaic)
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biannual
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/baɪˈænjuəl/
occurring twice a year
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binary
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/ˈbaɪnɛri/
relating to or composed of two things or states, especially the base-2 number system
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biologically
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/ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkli/
in a way relating to biology or living organisms
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biweekly
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/baɪˈwikli/
occurring every two weeks, or sometimes twice a week
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