B Flashcards

1
Q

bade

A

old past tense of “bid”, pronounced “bad”

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2
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baldric

A

a shoulder-belt for carrying horns, swords, etc

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3
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bannock

A

flat bread-cake

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4
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barrel

A

the long, cylindrical part of a key

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5
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baseborn

A

ignoble, illegitimate

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6
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bason

A

formerly a common spelling of basin

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7
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bay

A

(of a dog) bark or howl

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8
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bebother

A

bring trouble upon

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9
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befall

A

happen, occur

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10
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belie

A

give a false impression

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11
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benighted

A

in, or overtaken by, darkness

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12
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bent

A

open place covered with grass

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13
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beset

A

attacked, assaulted by enemies

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14
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besom

A

a stiff broom made out of sticks and twigs

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15
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besotted

A

made drunk

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16
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besotted2

A

obsessed, entranced

17
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besought

A

old past tense of beseech

18
Q

bier

A

platform for carrying a coffin or body

19
Q

billow

A

(large) wave

20
Q

bivouac

A

temporary camp, without tents

21
Q

blazoned

A

painted or inscribed (an heraldic term)

22
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bole

A

tree-trunk

23
Q

bond

A

storage of wine, etc, until duty has been paid; out of bond released from this

24
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booby

A

stupid person

25
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boon

A

favour, gift

26
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brakes

A

thickets

27
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brazen

A

made of brass

28
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brock

A

badger, a British rural dialect word

29
Q

brood

A

children

30
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brood2

A

related creatures

31
Q

brook

A

tolerate, accept

32
Q

buckler

A

a small round shield, held in one hand

33
Q

bulwark

A

a defensive structure

34
Q

burg

A

walled and fortified town[1]

35
Q

burgeon

A

come forth, bud, begin to grow quickly

36
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burnished

A

polished

37
Q

byre

A

a shed or barn for cattle. (In British English a barn is a storage building for grain, hay, straw, etc., not a shelter for animals.)