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People & Groups — Lesson 16

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beats
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beats

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
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bevy
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bevy

ˈbɛvi
a large gathering of people of a particular type
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bikers
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bikers

ˈbaɪkərz
originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
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blinds
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blinds

blaɪndz
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
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bloc
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bloc

blɑːk
a group of countries in special alliance
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bop
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bop

the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
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botany
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botany

ˈbɑːtəni
all the plant life in a particular region or period
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bracket
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bracket

ˈbrækɪt
a category falling within certain defined limits
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brackets
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brackets

ˈbrækɪts
a category falling within certain defined limits
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branch
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branch

a division of some larger or more complex organization
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branches
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branches

a division of some larger or more complex organization
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breadline
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breadline

ˈbrɛd.laɪn
a queue of people waiting for free food
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