| Word |
Definition |
| Bard |
poet |
| Barefaced |
shameless; bold; unconcealed |
| Baroque |
extravagantly ornate |
| Barrage |
barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming quantity |
| Barrister |
counselor-at-law |
| Barterer |
trader |
| Bask |
to take pleasure |
| Bastion |
stronghold; something seen as a source of protection |
| Bate |
let down; restrain |
| Bauble |
trinket; trifle |
| Bawdy |
indecent; obscene |
| Beatific |
angelic; blissful |
| Beatitude |
blessedness; state of bliss |
| Bedizen |
to dress in a showy, gaudy, tasteless manner |
| Bedraggle |
wet thoroughly |
| Beeline |
direct, quick route |
| Befuddle |
confuse thoroughly |
| Beget |
to father; produce; give rise to |
| Begrudge |
to resent |
| Beguile |
to mislead or delude; to cheat; to pass time |
| Behemoth |
huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
| Beholden |
obligated; indebted |
| Behoove |
to be suited to; to be incumbent upon |
| Belabor |
to explain or go over excessively or to ridiculous degree; assail verbally |
| Belated |
delayed |
| Beleaguer |
to besiege or attack; to harass |
| Belie |
to contradict; to give a false impression |
| Belittle |
to disparage; to deprecate |
| Bellicose |
inclined to start quarrels or wars: warlike |
| Belligerent |
quarrelsome; bellicose |
| Bemoan |
lament; express disapproval of |
| Bemused |
confused; lost in thought |
| Benediction |
an expression of good wishes: blessing |
| Benefactor |
gift giver; patron |
| Beneficent |
kindly; doing good |
| Beneficial |
helpful; useful |
| Beneficiary |
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will |
| Benevolent |
generous; charitable |
| Benign |
kindly; favorable; not malignant |
| Benison |
blessing; benediction |
| Bent |
determined; natural talent or inclination |
| Bequeath |
to leave to someone by means of a will; hand down |
| Berate |
to scold strongly |
| Bereavement |
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved |
| Bereft |
deprived of; lacking |
| Berserk |
frenzied |
| Beseech |
to beg; to plead with |
| Beset |
to harass or trouble; to hem in: Surround |
| Besiege |
to surround with armed forces; to harass (with requests) |
| Besmirch |
to soil, defile |
| Bestial |
beastlike; brutal; inhuman |
| Bestow |
to confer; to apply; to convey as a gift |
| Betoken |
to signify; to indicate |
| Betray |
to be unfaithful; to reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly) |
| Betroth |
to become engaged to marry |
| Bevy |
large group |
| Bicameral |
two-chambered |
| Bicker |
to quarrel |
| Biennial |
every two years |
| Bifurcated |
divided into two branches; forked |
| Bigotry |
stubborn intolerance |
| Bilious |
suffering from indigestion; irritable |
| Bilk |
to swindle; to cheat |
| Billowing |
swelling out in waves; surging |
| Bivouac |
temporary encampment; temporary shelter |
| Bizarre |
fantastic; violently contrasting |
| Blanch |
to bleach; to whiten |
| Bland |
soothing or mild; agreeable |
| Blandishment |
flattery |
| Blare |
loud, harsh roar or screech |
| Blase |
unconcerned; uninterested because of frequent exposure; sophisticated
Syn: jaded |
| Blasphemy |
irreverence; sacrilege; cursing |
| Blatant |
extremely obvious; loudly offensive |
| Bleak |
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable |
| Blighted |
suffering from a disease; destroyed |
| Blithe |
gay; joyous |
| Bloated |
swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| Blowhard |
talkative boaster: Braggart |
| Bludgeon |
club; heavy-headed weapon |
| Bluff |
(ADJ) rough but good-natured
(N) deception; high cliff
(V) to mislead or deceive
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| Becloud |
to confuse; darken with clouds |
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