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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bemoan | v. show sorrow for or complain about (sb/sth) |
| benediction | n. blessing, esp one said before a meal or at the end of a church service |
| benefactor | n. person who gives money or other help to a school, hospital, charity, etc |
| beneficent | adj. showing active kindness; generous; charitable |
| benevolent | adj. ~ being, or wishing to be, kind, friendly and helpful |
| benison | blessing |
| bereft | adj. ~ (fml ) deprived of (a power or quality) |
| beseech | v. ask (someone) urgently and fervently for something. |
| beset | v. (fml ) trouble or harass persistently. surround or attack from all sides. |
| besmirch | v. dishonour (sb/sth); slander |
| bestial | adj. of or like a beast; brutish; cruel |
| betoken | v. be a sign of (sth); indicate |
| betroth | become engaged to marry |
| bewitch | v. put a magic spell on |
| bicameral | adj. having two legislative chambers |
| bigot | n. person who holds strong beliefs and opinions, and is intolerant of anyone who disagrees |
| bigotry | n. bigoted attitude or behaviour |
| bilk | v. ~ sb of sth) avoid paying money to sb; cheat sb (out of sth) |
| billow | n. large wave, PUFF UP/OUT |
| billowing | [ billow: ] a large sea wave |
| bivouac | n. temporary camp without tents or any other cover, esp used by soldiers or mountaineers |
| blackball | v. prevent from joining a club or group by voting against him in a ballot |
| blanch | v. 1) To turn white or become pale in fear 2) prepare by putting briefly in boiling water; scald |
| bland | adj. 1) TASTELESS, 2) UNINTERESTING, 3)showing no strong emotions; suave ; |
| blandishment | n. (fml ) flattering or coaxing words and actions |
| bleak | adj. (of a landscape) bare; exposed; wind-swept, dark, gloomy |
| blighted | (adj.) causing frustration or destruction |
| blithe | adj. happy and carefree; casual |
| blowhard | a very boastful and talkative person |
| bludgeon | n. short thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon |
| blues | state of depression, sadness, melancholy; style of syncopated jazz that originated from the early lamenting folk music of African Americans and is characterized by the repeated use of flat notes (Music) |
| bluster | v. 1)talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect, 2) blow fiercely or in strong gusts |
| bode | v. be a sign of (sth coming) |
| bog | n. wet spongy ground formed of decaying vegetation |
| boisterous | adj. noisy, lively and cheerful |
| bolster | support, strengthen, reinforce n. long ornamental pillow for a bed or sofa, cushion |
| bolt | n. metal bar that slides into a socket to lock a door, window, etc |
| botch | v. ~ sth spoil sth by poor or clumsy work; repair sth badly |
| bouillon | n. thin clear soup or broth; stock ; |
| bound | v. form the boundary of (sth); limit |
| bout | n. ~ short period of a specified activity |
| bowdlerize | expurgate, remove from (a text) material regarded as improper or offensive. |
| brackish | adj. slightly salty |
| braggadocio | a:empty boasting b:arrogant pretension:COCKINESS |
| brandish | v. wave or flourish (something) as a threat or in anger or excitement. |
| brawn | n. strong muscles; muscular strength |
| brawny | adj. strong and muscular |
| bridle | n. part of a horse's harness that goes on its head, including the metal bit for the mouth, the straps and the reins |
| brindled | adj. brown with streaks of another colour |
| bristling | rising like bristles; showing irritation |
| broach | v. make a hole in to draw off the liquid inside; open (a bottle, etc) to use the contents |
| brocade | n. fabric woven with a raised pattern, esp of gold or silver threads |
| broil | v. cook (meat) on a fire or gridiron; grill |
| brooch | n. ornament with a hinged pin and clasp, worn on women's clothes , |
| brood | n.1)all the young birds or other animals produced at one hatching or birth 2)think deeply about something that makes one unhappy. |
| browbeat | v. ~ sb (into doing sth) frighten sb with stern looks and words; bully ; intimidate |
| brusque | adj. Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blun |
| buccaneer | n. pirate |
| buffet | n. counter where food and drink may be bought and consumed, esp in a railway station or on a train |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| bungle | v. do badly or clumsily; spoil (a task) through lack of skill |
| burgeon | v. (of a plant) put out leaves; sprout, grow or increase rapidly. |
| burlesque | n. comic or exaggerated imitation; parody |
| burnish | v. make smooth and shiny by rubbing; polish |
| buttress | n. support built against a wall . |
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