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Worldly Wise 5

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TermDefinition
axiom A self-evident or universally recognized truth: It is an axiom that nature abhors a vacuum. Syn: theorem, law, truism, principle
baffle To confuse, bewilder, perplex: The unsolved crime baffled the police. Syn: befuddle, confound, mystify Ant: explain, enlighten
bacchanal Wild, drunken merry-making. Etym: From the Roman festival Bacchanalia, in honor of Bacchus the god of wine who was also known as Dionysus: A night of Bacchanalian revelry. Syn: debauch, revelry, jollity
badger To nag at or harass: He badgered me into going to a football game with him. Syn: pester, pressure, irritate, hound
bailiwick One’s particular area of activity, authority or interest; generally used in the context of politician’s strong constituency, or an area in which a private company’s products dominate the market. "after the war, the Middle East remained his bailiwick"
balderdash Senseless talking or writing: nonsense Syn: rubbish, twaddle Ant: meaningful, sensible
baleful Evil, sinister, harmful. The prisoner gave the judge a baleful look. Syn: menacing, ominous Ant: benign, innocuous
balk ] To stop short and refuse to proceed or take action: 2] To render unsuccessful; thwart: Quick police action balked the attempted robbery. 3] A hindrance, defeat, or disappointment: Timidity is a balk to success. Syn: deterrent, impediment
baloney Nonsense: The plot of the film is pure baloney.
bamboozle To deceive or cheat by trickery; dupe; to confuse; to puzzle: Their sermons were intended to bamboozle the workers into obedience Syn: mystify, stump
banal Meaningless from overuse; trite: His speech on brotherly love, delivered at the peak of the riot, sounded banal and out of place. Syn: stereotyped, vapid Ant: original
bane The cause of distress, death or ruin; curse. The costly system of files and folders is the bane of hospital administration. Syn: curse, nemesis, scourge
banter Playful ridicule: He was amused by their banter about his late arrival. Syn: badinage, raillery, repartee, riposte
barb Pointedness or sting, as of wit; also, a stinging remark: attacking political candidates with personal barbs. Syn: jibe
baroque Of or characteristic of the art and architecture of the 17th century, which was elaborately ornate and had curved rather than straight lines: The building’s baroque style looked out of place in the midst of modern buildings.
bastion 1] In fortifications, the part of a rampart that projects so as to give a wider firing range. 2] Any fortified or strongly defended place, position, thing, etc.: a bastion of democracy Syn: defense
bathos A literary term; an anticlimax or sudden descent from the sublime to the commonplace Syn: anticlimax
bawdy Obscene language. Syn: lewd, dirty, vulgar
beatific Giving or expressing blessedness or bliss: the Madonna’s smile. Syn: beatific angelic, seraphic
becoming Appropriate or attractive: a very becoming, dress. Syn: flattering, suiting
bedlam Scene of uproar with noise and confusion: A nightmarish bedlam of shrieking, weeping and vomiting. Syn: chaos, pandemonium
beguile Mislead by cheating or tricking. He used newspapers to beguile the readers into buying shares in his company. Syn: captivate, bewitch
behemoth Any large beast or thing. Syn: Colossus, Mammoth
behoove To be necessary, fit, or proper (used impersonally): It behooves me to leave before I overstay my welcome.
beleaguer 1] To force: The town was beleaguered for two weeks before friendly troops arrived. 2] To beset; harass: The widow was beleaguered by the problems of raising five children Syn: 1] beset, beseige 2] badger, worry
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