Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
146 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
bacchanalian
|
wild with drunkenness
|
|
|
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; mentally unstable
|
|
|
banal
|
common; ordinary; trite
|
|
|
bandy
|
to exchange
|
|
|
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 roar
|
|
|
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
|
obligate; indebted
|
|
|
belated
|
delayed or detained
|
|
|
beleaguer
|
to encircle; to annoy
|
|
|
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 on 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; appeal to
|
|
|
beset
|
to attack
|
|
|
besiege
|
to overwhelm; to close in on
|
|
|
besmirch
|
to make dirty
|
|
|
bestial
|
savage; brutal
|
|
|
bestow
|
to give or present
|
|
|
bestride
|
to mount (a horse)
|
|
|
betrothed
|
engaged; pledged to marry
|
|
|
bevy
|
a large group
|
|
|
bewitch
|
to cast a spell on; to charm; to fascinate
|
|
|
bias
|
preference; prejudice
|
|
|
bibliophile
|
lover of books
|
|
|
bibulous
|
absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages
|
|
|
bicker
|
to quarrel
|
|
|
bide
|
to wait for a favorable opportunity
|
|
|
biennial
|
occuring every two years
|
|
|
bigot
|
a narrow-minded, prejudiced person
|
|
|
bilious
|
bad-tmepered; cross
|
|
|
bilk
|
to cheat; to swindle
|
|
|
binge
|
a spree; wild party
|
|
|
biped
|
two-legged animal
|
|
|
bivouac
|
temporart shelter
|
|
|
bizarre
|
weird; strange
|
|
|
blanch
|
to whitend; to make pale
|
|
|
bland
|
mild; tasteless; dull
|
|
|
blandishment
|
flattery
|
|
|
blase
|
bored with life; unexcited; indifferent
|
|
|
blasphemy
|
disrespect for holy places, people, or things; irreverence
|
|
|
blatant
|
annoyingly conspicuous; offensively noisy and loud
|
|
|
blazon
|
to display; to proclaim
|
|
|
bleak
|
unsheltered; gloomy
|
|
|
bleary
|
blurred; dimmed
|
|
|
blight
|
destruction; withering; disease
|
|
|
bliss
|
extreme happiness
|
|
|
blithe
|
carefree; light-hearted
|
|
|
bludgeon
|
a short, heavy club
|
|
|
blunt
|
abrupt in speech or nammer; having a dull edge
|
|
|
blurt
|
to utter suddenly or indiscreetly
|
|
|
bluster
|
to speak noisily; to boast
|
|
|
bode
|
to indicate in advance, as an omen does
|
|
|
bog
|
a swamp; to sink or become stuck in
|
|
|
bogus
|
false; fake
|
|
|
bolster
|
to prop up; to support
|
|
|
bolt
|
to dash out suddenly; to discontinue support of
|
|
|
bombastic
|
using impressive but meaningless language
|
|
|
bon mot
|
witty remark
|
|
|
bona fide
|
genuine; in good faith
|
|
|
bondage
|
slavery
|
|
|
boon
|
a benefit; a blessing; a favor
|
|
|
boor
|
a rude or impolite person
|
|
|
booty
|
stolen money or goods
|
|
|
boreal
|
northeren
|
|
|
borne
|
carried; put up with
|
|
|
botch
|
to mess up; to perform clumsily
|
|
|
bountiful
|
plentiful; abundant
|
|
|
bounty
|
reward; generosity
|
|
|
bourgeoisie
|
middle class
|
|
|
bovine
|
pertaining to cows or cattle
|
|
|
bowdlerize
|
to censor; to remove offensive passages od a play, novel, etc.
|
|
|
braggart
|
one who boasts
|
|
|
brandish
|
to shaket or wave a weapon aggressively
|
|
|
brash
|
offensively bold; rude
|
|
|
bravado
|
a show of courage; false bravery
|
|
|
brawn
|
muscular strength
|
|
|
brazen
|
shameless or impudent
|
|
|
breach
|
a violation; a gap
|
|
|
breadth
|
width
|
|
|
brethren
|
brothers
|
|
|
brevity
|
briefness
|
|
|
brigand
|
a robber
|
|
|
brine
|
salt water
|
|
|
brisk
|
lively; quick
|
|
|
bristiling
|
showing irritation
|
|
|
broach
|
to introduce
|
|
|
brochure
|
a pamphlet
|
|
|
bronchial
|
pertaining to the windpipe
|
|
|
browbeat
|
to bully; to intimidate
|
|
|
bruit
|
to spread the news
|
|
|
brunt
|
shock, force, or impact, as of a blow
|
|
|
brusque
|
abrupt in manner, blunt; rough
|
|
|
buccaneer
|
a pirate
|
|
|
bucolic
|
pertaining to the countryside; rural
|
|
|
buffon
|
clown or fool
|
|
|
bugbear
|
something causing fear
|
|
|
bulbuous
|
swollen; shaped like a bulb
|
|
|
bulwark
|
a stronf defense
|
|
|
bumptious
|
conceited; arrogant
|
|
|
bungle
|
to do things clumsily or badly
|
|
|
buoy
|
a floating object; to encourage
|
|
|
buoyant
|
able to float; lighthearted and lively
|
|
|
bureaucracy
|
system of government through departments
|
|
|
burgeon
|
to flourish; to grow rapidly
|
|
|
burlesque
|
a speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule
|
|
|
burly
|
muscular; husky
|
|
|
burnish
|
to polish
|
|
|
buttress
|
any prop or support
|
