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impertinent, immodest, bold, arrant, unabashed, forward, brazen,
brassy, saucy, pert, unblushing, Colloq cheeky: She said that
he was a barefaced liar and that she would have nothing more to
do with him.
barely adv. scarcely, only, just, not quite, hardly, only just, no
more than: I barely had my coat off when she said she'd
forgotten to shop for dinner.
bargain n. 1 agreement, contract, understanding, arrangement, covenant,
pact, compact, settlement, transaction, deal: We made a bargain
- I would provide the materials and he would do the work. 2 good
deal, Colloq give-away, US steal: If you paid only œ100 for
this painting, you got a real bargain.
--v. 3 negotiate, trade, haggle, barter, dicker, chaffer: We
bargained far into the night, and finally came to an agreement
after eight hours of discussion. 4 bargain for. expect, count
on, anticipate, foresee, take into account, allow for, be
prepared for: Even though the storm had been predicted, it was
windier than we had bargained for.
barren adj. 1 sterile, childless, infertile: We won't have any calf
from this barren cow. 2 unproductive, sterile, bare, infertile;
fruitless, dry, unfruitful, unprofitable, poor: The land was
exceedingly stony and barren. The fifteenth century was the most
barren period in the history of English literature.
barrier n. 1 bar, fence, railing, wall; ditch, ha-ha: A barrier was
erected at each end of the street. This barrier will keep the
dingoes from killing the sheep. 2 obstacle, bar, obstruction,
block, impediment, hindrance: Neither race, nor creed, nor
colour shall be a barrier to success. 3 boundary,
boundary-line, limit, frontier: No mountain barrier lay between
France and Flanders.
barring prep. excluding, exclusive of, bar, omitting, leaving out,
excepting, except (for), save for, aside from, besides, but:
Barring another stock market crash, your money is safe. Nobody
else, barring the author, knew the truth of the matter.
base° n. 1 bottom, foot, support, stand, pedestal: The base of the
statue cracked and the whole thing fell down. Have you been