Vocab B
Terms
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- bacchanalian
- wild with drunkenness
- badger
- to nag; to annoy
- badinage
- playful, teasing talk
- baffle
- to confuse; to bewilder
- bagatelle
- thing of little value; trifle
- bait (two meanings)
- to entrap or to seduce; a decoy
- baleful
- harmful; menacing; pernicious
- balk
- to stop short
- balm
- something that calms or soothes
- balmy (two meanings)
- mild and refreshing; mentally unstable (slang)
- banal
- common; ordinary; trite
- bandy
- to exchange (as words)
- bane
- cuase of ruin, harm, or distress
- banter
- teasing; good-natured joking
- barb
- a pointed part, as of an arrow or fishhook
- barbarous
- uncultured; crude
- bard
- a poet
- bark
- a boat or sailing vessel
- baroque
- overdecorated; showy
- barrage
- heavy attack
- barrister
- lawyer
- bask
- to lie in or be exposed to warmth
- bastion
- a strong defense; a fort
- bauble
- showy but useless thing; trinket
- bawdy
- indecent; humorously obscene
- bayou
- marshy body of water
- beacon
- a light used for warning or guiding
- beatitude
- state of bliss
- bedlam (two meanings)
- a madhouse; a noisy uproar
- befuddle
- to confuse; to perplex
- beget
- to produce
- begrudge
- to resent another's success or enjoyment
- beguile
- to deceive; to charm
- behemoth
- huge animal
- beholden
- obligate; indebted
- belated
- delayed or detained
- beleaguer
- to encircle (with an army); to annoy
- belittle
- to put down; to humiliate
- belligerent
- warlike; quarrelsome
- bellow
- to yell loudly
- benediction
- blessing
- benefacor
- one who helps or supports another
- beneficiary
- one who receives benefits or profits
- benevolent
- generous; kindly
- benign
- harmless; gentle
- benignant
- kindly; gentle
- bequeath
- to hand down; to pass on to
- berate
- to scold severely
- bereave
- to leave in a sad or lonely state; to deprive by force
- berserk
- frenzied; violently destructive
- beseech
- to beg; appeal to
- beset
- to attack
- besiege
- to overwhelm; to close in on
- besmirch
- to make dirty
- bestial
- savage; brutal
- bestow
- to give or present
- bestride
- to mount (a horse)
- betrothed
- engaged; pledged to marry
- bevy
- a large group
- bewitch
- to cast a spell on; to charm; to fascinate
- bias
- preference; prejudice
- bibliophile
- lover of books
- bibulous
- absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages
- bicker
- to quarrel
- bide (one's time)
- to wait for a favorable opportunity
- biennial
- occurring every two years
- bigot
- a narrow-minded, prejudiced person
- bilious
- bad-tempered; cross
- bilk
- to cheat; to swindle
- binge
- a spree; wild party
- biped
- two-legged animal
- bivouac
- temporary shelter
- bizarre
- weird; strange
- blanch
- to whiten; to make pale
- bland
- mild; tasteless; dull
- blandishment
- flattery
- blasé
- bored with life; unexcited; indifferent
- blasphemy
- disrespect for holy places, people or things; irreverence
- blatant
- annoyingly conspicuous; offensively noisy and loud
- blazon
- to display; to proclaim
- bleak
- unsheltered; gloomy
- bleary
- blurred; dimmed
- blight
- destruction; withering; disease
- bliss
- extreme happiness
- blithe
- carefree; light-hearted
- bludgeon
- a short, heavy club
- blunt (two meanings)
- abrupt in speech or manner; having a dull edge
- blurt (out)
- to utter suddenly or indiscreetly
- bluster
- to speak noisily; to boast
- bode
- to indicate in advance, as an omen does
- bog (two meanings)
- a swamp; to sink or become stuck in
- bogus
- false; fake
- bolster
- to prop up; to support
- bolt
- to dash out suddenly; to discontinue support of
- bombastic
- using impressive but meaningless language
- bon mot
- witty remark
- bona fide
- genuine; in good faith
- bondage
- slavery
- boon
- a benefit; a blessing; a favor
- boor
- a rude or impolite person
- booty
- stolen money or goods
- boreal
- northern
- borne
- carried; put up with
- botch
- to mess up; to perform clumsily
- bountiful
- plentiful; abundant
- bounty
- reward; generosity
- bourgeoisie
- middle class
- bovine
- pertaining to cows or cattle
- bowdlerize
- to censure; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
- braggart
- one who boasts
- brandish
- to shake or wave a weapon aggressively
- brash
- offensively bold; rude
- bravado
- a show of courage; flase bravery
- brawn
- muscular strength
- brazen
- shameless or impudent
- breach
- a violation; a gap
- breadth
- width
- brethren
- brothers
- brevity
- briefness
- brigand
- a robber
- brine
- salt water
- brisk
- lively; quick
- bristling
- showing irritation
- broach
- to introduce (a subject)
- brochure
- a pamphlet
- bronchial
- pertaining to the windpipe
- browbeat
- to bully; to intimidate
- bruit
- to spread the news
- brunt
- shock, force, or impact, as of a blow
- brusque
- abrupt in manner, blunt; rough
- buccaneer
- a pirate
- bucolic
- pertaining to the countryside; rural
- buffoon
- clown or fool
- bugbear
- something causing fear
- bulbous
- swollen; shaped like a bulb
- bulwark
- a strong defense
- bumptious
- conceited; arrogant
- bungle
- to do things clumsily or badly
- buoy (two meanings)
- a floating object; to encourage
- buoyant (two meanings)
- able to float; lighthearted and lively
- bureaucracy
- system of government through departments
- burgeon
- to flourish; to grown rapidly
- burlesque
- a speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule
- burly
- muscular; husky
- burnish
- to polish
- buttress
- any prop or support