Quizlet GRE Words (B)

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  1. bacchanalian: drunkenly festive
  2. baleful: harmful, with evil intentions
  3. balk: to refuse, shirk; prevent
  4. balm: soothing, healing influence
  5. banter: playful conversation
  6. base: being of low value or position
  7. bastion: fortification, stronghold
  8. bay: to bark, especially in a deep prolonged way
  9. beatific: appearing to be saintly, angelic
  10. becalm: to make calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind
  11. becloud: to confuse; darken with clouds
  12. beguile: to deceive, mislead; charm
  13. belabor: to insist repeatedly or harp on
  14. beleaguer: to harass, plague
  15. belfry: bell tower, room in which bell is hung
  16. belie: to misrepresent; expose as false
  17. bellow: to roar, shout
  18. bemuse: to confuse, stupefy; plunge deep into thought
  19. benighted: unenlightened
  20. benison: blessing
  21. bequeath: to give or leave through a will; to hand down
  22. berate: to scold harshly
  23. besmear: to smear
  24. bespatter: to spatter
  25. bestial: beastly, animal-like
  26. bestow: to give as a gift
  27. betoken: to indicate, signify, give evidence of
  28. bevy: group
  29. bicker: to have a petty argument
  30. bilateral: two-sided
  31. bilious: bad-natured
  32. billet: board and lodging for troops
  33. biped: two-footed animal
  34. blanch: to pale; take the color out of
  35. blandish: to coax with flattery
  36. blight: to afflict, destroy
  37. blithe: joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
  38. bludgeon: to hit as with a short heavy club
  39. bluster: to boast or make threats loudly
  40. bonanza: extremely large amount; something profitable
  41. bonhomie: good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
  42. boor: crude person, one lacking manners or taste
  43. bountiful: plentiful
  44. brazen: bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass
  45. breach: act of breaking, violation
  46. brigand: bandit, outlaw
  47. broach: to mention or suggest for the first time
  48. bromide: a dull, commonplace person or idea
  49. brusque: rough and abrupt in manner
  50. buffet: to strike, hit
  51. bulwark: defense wall; anything serving as defense
  52. burgeon: to sprout or flourish
  53. burly: brawny, husky
  54. bursar: treasurer
  55. bustle: commotion, energetic activity
  56. byway: back road