| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Bard | poet, |
| barefaced | shameless; bold; unconcealed |
| baroque | highly ornate |
| barrage | barrier laid down by the artillery |
| barrister | counselor-at-law |
| barterer | trader |
| bask | luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection |
| bate | let down; restrain |
| bauble | trinket; trifle |
| bawdy | indecent; obscene |
| beatific | showing or producing joy; blissful |
| beatify | bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed |
| beatitude | blessedness; state of bliss |
| bedizen | dress with vulgar finery |
| bedraggle | wet thoroughly |
| beeline | direct, quick route, the most direct route |
| befuddle | confuse thoroughly |
| beget | father; become the father of; produce; give rise to |
| begrudge | resent |
| beguile | mislead or delude, cheat, pass time |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
| beholden | obligated, indebted |
| behoove | to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: |
| belabor | explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree, assail verbally |
| belated | delayed |
| beleaguer | besiege or attack; harass |
| belie | contradict; give a false impression |
| belittle | To disparage; deprecate |
| bellicose | pugnacious; warlike; naturally inclined to fight |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| bemoan | lament; express disapproval of |
| bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| benediction | blessing |
| benefactor | gift giver; patron |
| beneficient | kindly; doing good |
| beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
| beneficiary | person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will |
| benevolent | generous; charitable |
| benign | kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease) |
| benison | blessing |
| bent | determined; natural talent or inclination |
| bequeath | leave to someone by means of a will; hand down |
| berate | scold strongly |
| bereavement | state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved |
| bereft | deprived of, lacking |
| berserk | frenzied |
| beseech | beg; plead with |
| beset | harass or trouble; hem in |
| besiege | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests) |
| besmirch | soil, defile |
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman |
| bestow | confer; present |
| betoken | signify; indicate |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal |
| betroth | become engaged to marry |
| bevy | large group |
| bicameral | two-chambered as a legislative body |
| bicker | quarrel |
| biennial | every two years |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked |
| bigotry | stubborn intolerance |
| bilious | suffering from a liver complained; peevishly ill-humoured |
| bilk | swindle, cheat |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| bivouac | temporary encampment |
| bizarre | fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional |
| blanch | bleach, whiten |
| bland | soothing or mild, agreeable |
| blandish | to coax w/ flattery, cajole, charm |
| blandishment | flattery |
| blare | loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
| blase | bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things |
| blatant | extremely obvious; loudly offensive |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable |
| blighted | suffering from a disease; destroyed |
| blithe | carefree and unconcerned; cheerful and gay |
| bloated | swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| blowhard | talkative boaster |
| bludgeon | club; heavy headed weapon |
| bluff | rough but good natured (adj) |
| bluff | pretense of strength; deception; high cliff |
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