| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bard | poet |
| barefaced | shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; |
| baroque | highly ornate |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; |
| barrister | counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; |
| barterer | trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money |
| base | contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; support or foundation |
| bask | luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; fortress; group of ppl supporting something |
| bate | let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; |
| battalion | army unit made up of four or more companies |
| bauble | trinket; cheap jewel; trifle |
| bawdy | indecent; obscene; |
| bearing | deportment; connection, carrying yourself |
| beatific | giving or showing bliss; blissful |
| beatitude | blessedness; state of great happiness |
| bedizen | dress with vulgar finery |
| bedraggle | wet thoroughly; , Dilapidated; wet and limp; soiled; dirty |
| beeline | direct quick route |
| befuddle | confuse thoroughly |
| beget | father; become the father of; produce; give rise to |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; ill wish |
| beguile | deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
| beholden | obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude |
| behoove | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary;, be fitting |
| belabor | harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
| beleaguer | besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset |
| belie | contradict; give a false impression; disguise; represent falsely |
| 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 |
| 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); gentle |
| benison | blessing, benediction |
| bent | determined; natural talent or inclination; special talent |
| bequeath/bequest | leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; |
| berate | scold strongly |
| bereaved | deprived of (someone beloved through death), deprived or left desolate, especially through death (ends in ed) |
| bereavement | state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; loss or desolution esp of loved one's death |
| bereft | deprived of (something valuable); lacking, (Adj.) deprived; left sad and lonely after a loss |
| berserk | mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited |
| beseech | beg; plead with; implore |
| beset | harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
| besiege | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually; harrassed |
| besmirch | soil; defile; make dirty; defame; charge falsely |
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
| betoken | signify; indicate; be a sign of |
| betroth | become engaged to marry |
| bevy | large group; |
| bewitch | cast a spell over; captivate completely |
| 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 indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |
| bilk | swindle; cheat; evade payment to |
| billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| biting | sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks |
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| blanch | bleach; whiten; make white or pale |
| bland | soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence |
| blandishment | flattery intended to persuade |
| blase | bored/satieted with pleasure or dissipation coz of overindulgence in that; uninterested or bored; nonchalantly unconcerned |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
| blight | plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy; something that destroys hope |
| blighted | suffering from a disease; destroyed; damaged |
| blithe(blithesome) | gay; joyous |
| blowhard | talkative boaster; braggart |
| bludgeon | club; heavy-headed weapon; overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club |
| bluff | pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |
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