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Eng. Vocab. 10/20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bromide | A dull, obvious, over familiar saying |
| Byzantine | Extremely complicated in structure; relating to the empire |
| Brawn | Big muscles; great strength |
| Brouhaha | Uproar; hubbub |
| Broach | To open up a subject (often delicate) for discussion |
| Bristle | To stiffen with anger; hair standing on edge |
| Bravado | A false show or ostentatious show of bravery or defiance |
| Bureaucracy | A system of government administration run by inflexible and inefficient rules |
| Buffoon | A joker |
| Brink | Edge |
| Breach | A violation; a gap or break |
| Brevity | Briefness |
| Bracing | Invigorating |
| Burlesque | A mocking imitation |
| Burgeon | To expand; to flourish |
| Bulwark | A wall used as a defensive fortification |
| Bucolic | Charmingly rural; countrylike |
| Brusque | Abrupt in manner; blunt |
| Brazen | Impudent; bold |
| Brandish | To wave or display threateningly |