GRE Complete List 9000+ words 6 of 59 sets
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- bold
- adj. brave, courageous, daring; forward, blunt; rude; in boldface
- bigot
- n. person who is intolerant of differing ideas and beliefs, prejudiced person
- blasphemy
- n. sacrilege, irreverence, impiety
- blaze
- v. flare up, ignite; glow, shine; be publicized
- biped
- n. animal which walks on two legs; two-legged creature
- bliss
- n. joy, happiness, rapture
- bifurcate
- v. split into two, divide into two
- belittle
- v. disparage; depreciate; scorn, criticize
- bogus
- adj. not genuine, artificial, counterfeit, sham
- bit
- bit:drill=blade:razor
- blandness
- n. mildness, agreeableness; nondescriptiveness, dullness
- berate
- v. scold, rebuke, reproach
- blandishment
- n. persuasion; flattery
- boor
- n. rude person, uncultured person
- bout
- n. session; fit of illness or drinking; athletic match
- benediction
- n. blessing, prayer, invocation
- bent
- n. inclination, tendency; aptitude, natural talent; partiality, fondness
- belligerence
- n. warlike attitude, aggressiveness; hostility
- boggle
- v. prevent; hesitate; be shocked, be awed; shock
- bespeak
- v. reserve in advance; order goods or services; show, bear witness
- bile
- n. bitter liquid secreted by the liver; bitterness
- blithe
- adj. happy, carefree
- benevolence
- n. generosity, kindness
- boulder
- n. large rounded rock
- bolt
- n. latch; screw; flash of lighting; arrow; roll of fabric; escape
- bouquet
- n. bunch of flowers, nosegay; fragrance of a wine; compliment
- bereft
- adj. deprived of the possession or use of something
- braiding
- n. something made of braided material; trimming used for decorating clothes or draperies; braids (collectively) v. weave into a braid; decorate with a thin strip of fabric
- benevolent
- adj. generous, kind
- blighted
- v. destroy, ruin; cause to wither and die (of a plant)
- boon
- n. favor; kind deed; granted request; blessing boon◇misfortune
- blundering
- v. make a stupid mistake; move back and forth in a clumsy manner, move blindly, grope
- bravura
- n. brilliant execution or display
- bombast
- n. trite cliches, hackneyed expressions, empty words
- belie
- v. hide; camouflage; represent something as different than it actually is; behave in a manner that is not fitting (a station or position, from a traditional point of view)
- bibliography
- n. list of books by a particular author or on a particular subject; list of source materials used in the preparation of a scholarly work
- beneficiary
- n. one who benefits from something
- blunt
- attenuation:strength=bluntness:sharpness blunt◇whet
- bilk
- v. cheat out of money, defraud; slip away from
- brazenly
- adv. wantonly, shamelessly, insolently
- braggart
- n. arrogant boaster, show off
- braided
- adj. woven together
- breach
- n. violation, infringement; crack, gap
- blowhard
- n. boaster, braggart
- bicker
- v. quarrel, squabble, dispute, argue
- beset
- v. harass; attack, besiege
- bombastic
- adj. ornate, florid; inflated, exaggerated
- bequeath
- v. endow, leave property to someone in a will; pass on, transfer to another
- bravado
- n. boasting, pretense of bravery, foolhardiness; bravery
- blizzard
- n. severe snowstorm
- brazen
- adj. brass, metallic; insolent, impudent
- braid
- grooved:striated=braided:stranded
- brat
- n. obnoxious child, annoying child
- benefactor
- n. kindly helper; patron, sponsor, donor
- bewail
- v. cry, wail; grieve
- botany
- n. branch of biology dealing with plant life
- blotch
- v. cover with large stains
- bluster
- n. noise of waves; noise of a strong wind; boastfulness; threat; blustering:speak=swaggering:walk
- bolster
- v. support, strengthen, reinforce
- bellicose
- adj. belligerent, quarrelsome
- bibliographer
- n. compiler of bibliographies
- boisterous
- adj. noisy, loud; stormy; excited
- besiege
- v. surround, encompass, lay siege to, beleaguer
- brawl
- v. quarrel; participate in a noisy fight