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Word List 6
Bard - Bluff
| 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 <After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led nowhere, Sally decided he was just another blowhard.> |
| Bludgeon | club; heavy-headed weapon <Holmes used his waling stick as a bludgeon to defend himself.> |
| Bluff | (ADJ) rough but good-natured (N) deception; high cliff (V) to mislead or deceive |
| Becloud | to confuse; darken with clouds |
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