Gre Vocab B

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bacchanalian

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adj. drunken

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badinage

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n. teasing conversation

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baffle

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v. frustrate; perplex

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bait

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v. harass; tease

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baleful

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adj. threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil

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balk

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v. stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue

V. foil

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ballast

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n. heavy substance used to add stability or weight

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balm

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n. something that relieves pain

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balmy

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adj. mild; fragrant

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bandy

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v. discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly

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bane

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n. curse; cause of ruin

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baneful

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adj. destructive; causing ruin or death

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bantering

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adj. good-naturedly ridiculing

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barb

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n. sharp projection from fishook or other object; openly cutting remark

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bard

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n. poet

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barefaced

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adj. shameless; bold; unconcealed

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baroque

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adj. highly ornate

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barrage

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n. barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion

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barrister

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n. couselor-at-law

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bastion

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n. stronghold; something seen as a source or protection

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bate

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v. let down; restrain

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bauble

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n. trinket; trifle

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bawdy

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adj. indecent; obscene

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beatific

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adj. showing or producint joy; blissful

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beatify

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v. bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed

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beatitude

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n. blessedness; state of bliss

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bedizen

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v. dress with vulgar finery

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bedraggle

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v. wet thoroughly

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befuddle

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v. confuse thoroughly

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beget

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v. father; produce; give rise to

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begrudge

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v. resent

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beguile

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v. mislead or delude; cheat; pass time

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beholden

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adj. obligated; indebted

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behoove

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v. be necessary or proper for; be incumbent upon

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belabor

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v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally

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beleaguer

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v. besiege or attack; harass

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belie

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v. contradict; give a false impression

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belittle

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v. disparage; deprecate

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bellicose

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adj. warlike; pugnacious; naturally inclind to fight

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bemoan

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v. lament; express disapproval of

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bemused

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adj. confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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benediction

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n. blessing

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beneficiary

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n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

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benign

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adj. kindly; favorable; not malignant

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benison

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n. blessing

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bent

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adj. determined

n. natural talent or inclination

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bequeth

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v. leave to someone by means of a will; hand down

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berate

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v. scold strongly

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bereavement

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n. state of being deprive of something valuable or beloved

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bereft

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adj. deprived of; lacking

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berserk

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adv. frenzied

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beseech

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v. beg; plead with

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beset

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v. harass or trouble; hem in

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beseige

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v. surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)

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besmirch

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v. soil, defile

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bestow

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v. confer

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betoken

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v. signify; indicate

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bevy

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n. large group

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bicameral

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adj. two-chambered, as a legislative body

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biennial

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adj. every two years

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bifurcated

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adj. divided into two branches; forke

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bilious

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adj. suffering from a liver complaint; peevishly ill humored

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bivouac

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n. temporary encampment

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blanch

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v. bleach; whiten

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bland

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adj. soothing or mild; agreeable

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blandish

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v. cajole; coax with flattery

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blandishment

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n. flattery

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blare

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n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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blasé

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adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation

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blatant

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adj. extremely obvious; loudly offensive

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bleak

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adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

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blighted

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adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed

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blithe

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adj. carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay

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blowhard

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n. talkative boaster

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bludgeon

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n. club; heavey-headed weapon

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bluff

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adj. rough but good-natured

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bluster

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v. blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully

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bode

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v. foreshadow; portend

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bogus

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adj. counterfeit; not authentic

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bohemian

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adj. unconventional (in an artistic way)

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bolster

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v. support; reinforce

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bolt

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n. door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric

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bombardment

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n. attack (as with missiles)

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bombastic

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adj. pompous; using inflated language

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boorish

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adj. rude; insensitive

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bouillon

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n. clear beef soup

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bourgeois

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adj. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

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bovine

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adj. cowlike; placid and dull

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bowdlerize

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v. expurgate

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brackish

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adj. somewhat saline

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braggadocio

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n. boasting

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brandish

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v. wave around; flourish

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bravado

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n. swagger; assumed air of defiance

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brawn

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n. muscular strength; sturdiness

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brazen

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adj. insolent

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breach

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n. breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap

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breadth

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n. width; extent

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brindled

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adj. tawny or grayish with streaks or spots

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bristling

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adj. rising like bristles; showing irritation

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brittle

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adj. easily broken; difficult

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broach

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v. introduce; open up

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brocade

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n. rich, figured fabric

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brooch

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n. ornamental clasp

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brook

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v. tolerate; endure

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browbeat

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v. bully; intimidate

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browse

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v. graze; skim or glance at casually

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brunt

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n. main impact or shock

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brusque

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adj. blunt; abrupt

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bucolic

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adj. rustic; pastoral

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buffet

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v. slap; batter; knock about

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buffoonery

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n. clowning

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bugaboo

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n. bugbear; object of baseless terror

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bullion

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n. gold and silver in the form of bars

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bulwark

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n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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bungle

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v. mismanage; blunder

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buoyant

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adj. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

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bureaucracy

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n. overregulated administrative system marked by red tape

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burgeon

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v. grow forth; send out buds

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burlesque

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v. give an imitation that ridicules

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burnish

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v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

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buttress

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v. support; prop up

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buxom

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adj. full-bosomed; plump; jolly