#16 bequest ~ blatant

Question 1

bequest

/bɪˈkwɛst/

Answer 1

n. sth. left to someone in a will
- If your next-door neighbor leaves you all his millions in a will, the money is a bequest to you.
- It is not polite to request a bequest. Jest keep smiling and hope for the best.

Question 2

bequeath

/bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ/

Answer 2

v. to leave sth. to someone in a will

- A bequest is sth. that has been bequeathed.

Question 3

bereaved

/bɪˈrivd/

Answer 3

adj. deprived or left desolate, esp. through death
- The new widow was still bereaved when we saw her. Every time anyone mentioned her dead husband’s name, she burst into tears.
- The children bereaved by the death of their pet. Then they got a new pet.
Same as bereft.

Question 4

beset

/bɪˈsɛt/

Answer 4

v. to harass; to surround
- The bereaved widow was beset by grief.
- Problems beset the expedition almost from the beginning, and the mountain climbers soon returned to their base camp.
- The little town was beset by robberies, but the police could do nothing.

Question 5

blasphemy

/ˈblæsfəmi/

Answer 5

n. irreverence; an insult to sth. held sacred; profanity
In the strictest sense, to commit blasphemy is to say nasty, insulting things about God. The word is used more broadly, though, to cover a wide range of nasty, insulting comments.
A person who says such things is blasphemous.

Question 6

blaspheme

/blæsˈfim, ˈblæsfim/

Answer 6

v. to use swear words or say deeply irreverent things.

Question 7

blatant

/ˈbleɪtnt/

Answer 7

adj. unpleasantly or offensively noise; glaring

- David was blatantly critical of our efforts; that is, he was noisy and obnoxious in making his criticisms.