B Flashcards
Banal
Lacking originality
Boring
Barrage
A dam placed in a watercourse to increase depth or divert the path and flow
Barren
No producing
Empty
Barrier
Something that blocks or blocks passage
Bashful
Socially shy or timid
Bastion
Fortification
Bedlam
Chaos
Madman, lunatic
Bellicose
Inclined to start quarrels or wars
Belligerent
Waging war
Exhibiting assertiveness and hostility
Bemoan
To mourn over
To regard with displeasure or disapproval
Benevolent
Doing good
Benign
Gentle, gracious, kind, harmless
Bequest
Legacy
Betray
To lead astray
To lead to an enemy by treachery
Bewilder
To perplex or confuse
Biased
Favoring one side
Blatant
Noisy and vulgar
Blunt
Insensitive
Having an edge that is not sharp
Bolster
A long pillow
A structural part to prevent friction
Bombastic
Pompous
Bourgeois
Marked by a concern for materialistic things
Relating to the social middle class
Brandish
To shake or exhibit in an aggressive or menacing manner
Brash
Brittle
Audacious
Full of raw vitality
Brazen
Made of brass
Sounding harsh
Marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness
Brittle
Frail
Sensitive
Mortal
Sharp
Cold, lacking warmth or kindness
Burgeon
To sprout or bloom