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Weekly Vocab. #4
Honors English II - Vocabulary [Week 4]
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| balk | v. (used w/o object) to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified / v. (used w/ object) to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart / n. a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment |
| beatific | adj. 1. bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like 2. blissful; saintly; angelic |
| bedraggled | v. (used w/ object) to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt |
| beget | v. (used w/ object) 1. (esp. of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring) 2. to cause; produce as an effect |
| behemoth | n. any creature or thing of monstrous size or power |
| berate | v. (used w/ object) to scold; rebuke |
| bilious | adj. 1. peevish; irritable; cranky 2. extremely unpleasant or distasteful |
| blasphemous | adj. uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane |
| blatant | adj. 1. brazenly obvious; flagrant 2. offensively noisy or loud; clamorous 3. tastelessly conspicuous |
| blithe | adj. 1. joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful 2. without thought or regard; carefree; heedless |
| bombastic | adj. high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious |
| braggart | n. a person who does a lot of bragging / adj. bragging; boastful |
| broach | v. (used w/ object) 1. to enlarge and finish with a broach. 2. to mention or suggest for the first time |
| bucolic | adj. of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life |
| bursar | n. 1. a treasurer or business officer, esp. of a college or university 2. (in the Middle Ages) a university student 3. a student attending a university on a scholarship |
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