B Flashcards
Bowdlerize
B
Make child friendly
(Neg conn)
Bathetic
A
Overly insincerely emotional,
Bifurcated
A and V
Split into two
Blasé
A
Uninterested because of frequent exposure. (Describes the person)
Unconcerned, uninteresed
Bedlam
N
Extreme confusion and disorder
Besmirch
V
To make dirty
Braggadocio
Vain and empty boasting
Befuddle, bemuse, bewilder
V
Make confused
Bohemian
N
Nonconformist
Bellicose
A
Ready to fight
Browbeat
V
Intimidate, beat verbally
Bombastic
A
Ostentatiously Lofty in style
Boor(ish)
N(A)
I’ll mannered being, cavemanish
Bucolic
A Ideally rustic (pioneer woman esque)
Berate
V
Aggressively scold
Brackish
A
Unpleasant of liquid.
Slightly salty (ex of water)
Blandishment
Flattery intended to persuade
Beholden
A
Under moral obligation to someone
Burgeon
To grow and flourish
Behoove
V
Counsel to act appropriately
Brash
A
Offensively blunt, bold
Banal
Boring because repeated too often
Baleful
A
Deadly and sinister
Bereavement
N
Sadness over loss of dead