| Term | Definition |
|---|
| atavistic | characteristic of a former era, ancient |
| autocrat | a dictator |
| aver | to declare to be true, to affirm |
| avuncular | like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth |
| awry | crooked, askew, amiss |
| balk | to stop short and refuse to go on |
| ballast | a structure that helps to stabilize or steady |
| beatific | displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness |
| becalm | to stop the progress of, to soothe |
| becloud | to make less visible, obscure, or blur |
| bedraggled | soiled, wet and limp; dilapidated |
| beget | to produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth; to bring about |
| behemoth | something of monstrous size or power; huge creature |
| beneficient | pertaining to an act of kindness |
| berate | to scold harshly |
| bilious | ill-tempered; sickly, ailing |
| blasphemous | cursing, profane; extremely irreverent |
| blatant | completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner |
| blithely | merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought |
| bombastic | high-sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style |
| bovine | relating to cows; having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness |
| braggart | a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner |
| broach | to mention or suggest for the first time |
| bucolic | pastoral, rural |
| burnish | to polish; to make smooth and bright |
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