| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bard | poet |
| barefaced | shameless and noticeable; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. _________ lie |
| baroque | highly ornate;rococo |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a ______ of criticism |
| barrister | counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar; paraclete;attorney;intercessor |
| solicitor | lawyer in the lower court of law |
| barterer | trader; |
| bask | luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last ______ of male chauvinism; fortress |
| bate | let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with _______ breath; CF. a______;OP release |
| bauble | trinket; cheap jewel; trifle;tinsel |
| bawdy | indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; |
| beatific | giving or showing bliss; blissful |
| beatitude | blessedness; state of great happiness |
| bedizen | dress with vulgar finery |
| bedraggle | wet thoroughly; ADJ. ________ed; unkempt; dishevelled |
| beeline | direct quick route |
| befuddle | confuse thoroughly |
| beget | father; become the father of; produce; give rise to |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't _______ him his success. |
| beguile | deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. ______ smile ; He was completely ________d by her beauty. |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
| beholden | obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude |
| behoove(behove) | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It ________ one to do. |
| belabor | harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
| belated | delayed |
| beleaguer | besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset |
| belie | contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. Her calm face ______d the terror she was feeling |
| belittle | disparage; depreciate |
| bellicose | warlike |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| bemoan | lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of |
| bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| benediction | blessing |
| benefactor | gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
| beneficent | kindly; doing good |
| beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
| beneficiary | person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will |
| benevolent | generous; charitable; having a wish to do good |
| benign | kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. ______ tumor |
| benison | blessing |
| bent | determined; Ex. _____ on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
| bequeath | leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. _____est |
| berate | scold strongly |
| bereavement | state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereft |
| bereft | deprived of (something valuable); lacking |
| berserk | mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited |
| beseech | beg; plead with |
| beset | harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
| besiege | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually |
| besmirch | soil; defile; make dirty |
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
| bestow | confer |
| betoken | signify; indicate; be a sign of |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands ______ her anxiety. |
| betroth | become engaged to marry |
| bevy | large group; Ex. a _____ of starlets |
| bicameral | two-chambered as a legislative body |
| bicker | quarrel |
| biennial | every two years |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked |
| bigotry | stubborn intolerance |
| bigot | one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics) |
| bilious | suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |
| bilk | swindle; cheat |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging Ex. standing over the air vent,Marilyn Monoroe tried vaily to control her ________ skirts. |
| surge | powerful movement of or like a wave; V. |
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| bizarre | fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional |
| blanch | bleach; whiten; make white or pale |
| bland | soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence |
| blandishment | flattery |
| blare | loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
| screech | unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V. |
| dazzle | make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder |
| blas\'e | bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; CF. sacrilege |
| blatant | extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. ______ lie; N. ______cy |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
| blighted | suffering from a disease; destroyed;jinxed-unfortunate |
| blithe | gay; joyous(_____some) |
| bloated | (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| blowhard | talkative boaster; braggart |
| bludgeon | club; heavy-headed weapon; V. |
| bluff | pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |
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