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betroth become engaged to marry bevy large group; Ex a bevy of starlets beware be cautious
bewitch
cast a spell over; captivate completely
bicameral
two-chambered as a legislative body
bicker
quarrel
bid
command; utter ; offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
biennial
every two years
bifurcated
divided into two branches; forked
bigot
one who is intolerant
bigotry
stubborn intolerance
bilious
suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
bilk
swindle; cheat
billow
large wave of water; a great swell or surge ; V: surge, swell, roll in billows
billowing
swelling out in waves; surging
biting
sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks
bitter
having a sharp biting taste; 敬; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears
bivouac
temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.
bizarre
fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional
blackball
vote against ; ostracize; N: negative vote
blanch
bleach; whiten; make white or pale
bland
soothing or mild ; agreeable; causing no trouble or offence
blandishment
flattery
blare
loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
blase
bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
blasphemy
irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege
blatant
extremely obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy
bleak
cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing
blemish
mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect ; Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished
blight
plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy
blighted
suffering from a disease; destroyed
bliss
complete happiness; ADJ. blissful
blithe
gay; joyous
bloated
swollen or puffed as with water or air
blotch
spot; blot; CF. blot+botch
blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
bludgeon
club; heavy-headed weapon; V.
blue
gloomy; depressed
blues
state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music
bluff
pretense ; deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
blunder
error; stupid mistake
blunt
having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
blurt
utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
blush
become red in the face ; become red or rosy; N.
bluster
blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale
bode
foreshadow; portend
bog
soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud
bogus
counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
Bohemian
unconventional
boisterous
violent; rough; noisy
bolster
support; reinforce
bolt
door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten ; gobble down
bombardment
attack ; V. bombard
bombast
grandiloquent, pompous speech
bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
bookish
fond of books and reading
boon
blessing; benefit; something very helpful
boor
rude, insensitive person
boorish
rude; insensitive
boost
lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
botch
mismanage; blow
bouillon
clear beef soup
bound
leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something ; confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to
bountiful
generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
bourgeois
middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
bout
match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu
bovine
cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
bowdlerize
expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
brackish
somewhat saline
brag
boast
braggadocio
boasting
braggart
boaster; bragger
braid
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment
brand
trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
brandish
wave around ; flourish
bravado
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
brave
face courageously; Ex. brave the storm
brawl
noisy quarrel
brawn
human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness
brawny
muscular; having well-developed muscles
brazen
insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence
breach
breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.
breadth
width; extent
breed
produce young; rear; bring up; produce ; N: kind or sort of animal or plant
brevity
conciseness; shortness of duration
bridle
harness fitted about a horses head ; curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger
brim
uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim ; Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim
brindled
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
brink
edge ; Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon
brisk
quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor
betroth become engaged to marry bevy large group; Ex a bevy of starlets beware be cautious
bewitch
cast a spell over; captivate completely
bicameral
two-chambered as a legislative body
bicker
quarrel
bid
command; utter ; offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
biennial
every two years
bifurcated
divided into two branches; forked
bigot
one who is intolerant
bigotry
stubborn intolerance
bilious
suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
bilk
swindle; cheat
billow
large wave of water; a great swell or surge ; V: surge, swell, roll in billows
billowing
swelling out in waves; surging
biting
sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks
bitter
having a sharp biting taste; 敬; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears
bivouac
temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.
bizarre
fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional
blackball
vote against ; ostracize; N: negative vote
blanch
bleach; whiten; make white or pale
bland
soothing or mild ; agreeable; causing no trouble or offence
blandishment
flattery
blare
loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
blase
bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
blasphemy
irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege
blatant
extremely obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy
bleak
cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing
blemish
mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect ; Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished
blight
plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy
blighted
suffering from a disease; destroyed
bliss
complete happiness; ADJ. blissful
blithe
gay; joyous
bloated
swollen or puffed as with water or air
blotch
spot; blot; CF. blot+botch
blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
bludgeon
club; heavy-headed weapon; V.
blue
gloomy; depressed
blues
state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music
bluff
pretense ; deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
blunder
error; stupid mistake
blunt
having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
blurt
utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
blush
become red in the face ; become red or rosy; N.
bluster
blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale
bode
foreshadow; portend
bog
soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud
bogus
counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
Bohemian
unconventional
boisterous
violent; rough; noisy
bolster
support; reinforce
bolt
door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten ; gobble down
bombardment
attack ; V. bombard
bombast
grandiloquent, pompous speech
bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
bookish
fond of books and reading
boon
blessing; benefit; something very helpful
boor
rude, insensitive person
boorish
rude; insensitive
boost
lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
botch
mismanage; blow
bouillon
clear beef soup
bound
leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something ; confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to
bountiful
generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
bourgeois
middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
bout
match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu
bovine
cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
bowdlerize
expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
brackish
somewhat saline
brag
boast
braggadocio
boasting
braggart
boaster; bragger
braid
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment
brand
trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
brandish
wave around ; flourish
bravado
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
brave
face courageously; Ex. brave the storm
brawl
noisy quarrel
brawn
human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness
brawny
muscular; having well-developed muscles
brazen
insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence
breach
breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.
breadth
width; extent
breed
produce young; rear; bring up; produce ; N: kind or sort of animal or plant
brevity
conciseness; shortness of duration
bridle
harness fitted about a horses head ; curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger
brim
uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim ; Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim
brindled
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
brink
edge ; Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon
brisk
quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor
