1. backlash

reaction; backfire; boomerang; rebound; repercussion

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2. banish

exile; deport; expel; extradite

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3. berate

scold; chide; abuse; upbraid

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4. bawdy

lewd; obscene; coarse; vulgar; crude

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5. beckon

signal; summon; gesture; call

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6. bedlam

pandemonium; uproar; hubbub; commotion; confusion

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7. beguile

cheat; delude; deceive; dupe

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8. behold

see; look; perceive; view

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9. belittle

trivialize; deprecate; diminish; downgrade; criticise

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10. belligerent

warlike; bellicose; quarrelsome; aggressive; combative

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11. benefactor

sponsor; supporter; donor; patron

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12. benevolence

kindness; goodness; generosity; magnanimity; altruism

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