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Vocabulary List 2
Mrs. White PIB American Literature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antipathy(n) | settled aversion or dislike |
| antithesis(n) | the opposition or contrast of ideas |
| badinage(n) | playful talk back and forth |
| banal(adj) | commonplace, trite |
| baroque(adj) | Extravagant, complex, or bizarre, especially in ornamentation |
| bauble(n) | trinket |
| bedlam(n) | uproar or confusion |
| beguile(v) | decieve |
| besiege(v) | to lay siege to |
| besmirch(v) | smirch, soil |
| bilious(adj) | irritable |
| blanch(v) | to make or become white or pale |
| bland(adj) | tasteless or lackluster |
| blandishment(n) | flattering or coaxing speech or action |
| bestial | of or relating to beast |