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GRE Stack #40636
GRE words first 50 B from Gruber's list
Question | Answer |
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bacchanalian | wild with drunkeness |
badger | to nag; to annoy |
badinage | playful; teasing talk |
baffle | to confuse; to bewilder |
bagatelle | thing of little value; trifle |
bait | to entrap or to seduce; a decoy |
baleful | harmful; menacing; pernicious |
balk | to stop short |
balm | something that calms or soothes |
balmy | mild and refreshing or mentally unstable (slang) |
bandy | to exchange (words) |
bane | cause of ruin, harm, or distress |
banter | teasing; good-natured joking |
barb | a pointed part, as of an arrow or fishhook |
barbarous | uncultured; crude |
bard | a poet |
bark | a boat or sailing vessel |
baroque | overdecorated; showy |
barrage | heavy attack |
barrister | lawyer |
bask | to lie in or be exposed to warmth |
bastion | a strong defense; a fort |
bauble | showy but useless thing; trinket |
bawdy | indecent; humorously obscene |
bayou | marshy body of water |
beacon | a light used for warning or guiding |
beatitude | state of bliss |
bedlam | a madhouse; a noisy uproar |
befuddle | to confuse; to perplex |
beget | to produce |
begrudge | to resent another's success or enjoyment |
beguile | to deceive; to charm |
behemoth | huge animal |
beholden | obligated; indebted |
belated | delayed or detained |
beleaguer | to encircle with an army; to annoy; to surround or beset as with troubles |
belittle | to put down; to humiliate |
belligerent | warlike; quarrelsome |
bellow | to yell loudly |
benediction | blessing |
benefactor | one who helps or supports another |
beneficiary | one who receives benefits or profits |
benevolent | generous; kindly |
benign | harmless; gentle |
benignant | kindly; gentle |
bequeath | to hand down; to pass down to |
berate | to scold severely |
bereave | to leave in a sad or lonely state; to deprive by force |
berserk | frenzied; violently destructive |
beseech | to beg; to appeal to; to entreat |