Week 1 – b

bacchanalian:
a. drunken; relating to reveling and
drunkenness

bachelor:
n.
unmarried men; the first or lowest
academic degree conferred by
universities and colleges

baffle:
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
frustrate as by confusing or
perplexing; impede force or
movement of

bald:
a. Syn. hairless
hairless; lacking a natural or usual
covering

balmy:
a. Syn. mild; fragrant
mild and pleasant; fragrant

ban:
n. Syn. Prohibition
official prohibition; decree that
prohibits something

bankrupt:
a.
penniless, without any money;
financially ruined

bar:
n. Syn. caf‚
a counter where you can obtain food
or drink; cafe; strip; stick
bare:
a. Syn. naked; nude
lacking the usual or appropriate
covering or clothing
barren:
a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive;
lacking
barter:
v. Syn. trade; exchange
trade goods or services without the
exchange of money
bashful:
a.
abashed; daunted; very modest, or
modest excess; constitutionally
disposed to shrink from public notice
bead:
n. Syn. pearl; drops; droplet
small piece of material, such as glass,
plastic, or wood, that is pierced for
stringing
beam:
n. Syn. rafter; brace
ray of light; long piece of metal or
wood; long piece fixed or movable in
structure, machine, or tool
bear:
v. Syn. support; sustain
support; sustain; carry; have; yield;
give birth; hold up or support

beckon:
v.
signal or summon, as by nodding or
waving; attract because of inviting or
enticing appearance
bellicose:
a. Syn. warlike; belligerent
warlike or hostile in manner or
temperament; showing or having
impulse to be combative
belligerent:
a. Syn. quarrelsome; aggressive
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
beneficial:
a. Syn. helpful; useful
helpful; tending to promote physical
well-being
beneficiary:
n.
person entitled to benefits or
proceeds of an insurance policy or will
benefit:
n. Syn. welfare; gain
advantage; something that aids or
promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
benevolent:
a. Syn. generous; charitable
generous in providing aid to others;
charitable
bequeath:
v.
leave to someone by a will; hand
down
besiege:
v.
surround with armed forces; harass
with requests
bestow:
v. Syn. present
give as gift; present

betray:
v. Syn. reveal
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or
unwillingly
beverage:
n. Syn. refreshment
liquids for drinking, usually excluding
water; refreshment
bias:
n. Syn. prejudice; preference
preference or inclination, especially
one that inhibits impartial judgment;
influence in unfair way
bicker:
v. Syn. quarrel; argue
engage in a petty, bad-tempered
quarrel
bilateral:
a. Syn. mutual; lateral
two-sided; mutual
biography:
n.
an account of the series of events
making up a person’s life; accounts of
people’s life
bland:
a. Syn. soothing; mild; agreeable
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
blatant:
a. Syn. flagrant
flagrant; conspicuously obvious;
loudly offensive
blend:
n. Syn. combination; mixture
combination; mixture; forming
uniform mixture
blizzard:
n.
snowstorm; storm

bloom:
n. Syn. flower; blossom
flower; blossom; best time of youth;
period of greatest prosperity or
productivity
bluff:
n. Syn. deception
pretense of strength; mislead or
deceive
blunder:
n. Syn. error
serious mistake typically caused by
ignorance or confusion
blunt:
a. Syn. insensitive
having a dull edge or end; not sharp;
lacking in feeling; insensitive
bold:
a. Syn. brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
bolster:
v. Syn. support; reinforce
support or prop up with or as if with a
long narrow pillow or cushion
bond:
n. Syn. link; tie; connection
link; connection; uniting force or tie;
binding agreement; duty
boom:
n. Syn. bonanza; prosperity
bonanza; prosperity; prosper;
expand; flourish
brace:
n.
something which holds anything
tightly or supports it firmly, as
bandage, cord, or rod;
breakthrough:
n.
act of overcoming or penetrating an
obstacle or restriction

breathtaking:
a. Syn. stunning; awesome
very surprising or shocking
breed:
v. Syn. raise; hatch; mate
raise; produce offspring; give birth to
or hatch; mate
breeze:
n. Syn. light wind
light current of air; gentle wind;
progress swiftly and effortlessly
brilliant:
a.
full of light; shining; bright; sharp
and clear in tone
brisk:
a. Syn. energetic; swift
marked by speed, liveliness, and
vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp
in speech or manner
brittle:
a.
easily broken; having little elasticity
broach:
v. Syn. introduce; announce
introduce; bring up for discussion or
debate; announce
brochure:
n. Syn. pamphlet
pamphlet; small book usually having
paper cover
brutal:
a.
like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman;
merciless
bulky:
a. Syn. cumbersome; unwieldy; clumsy
of large size for its weight

burrow:
n. Syn. tunnel; den
tunnel; hole in the ground made by
an animal for shelter; dig; move
through by or as by digging
buttress:
v. Syn. support
support physically; prop up; support
something or someone by supplying
evidence

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