B Barrons Deck #10 Flashcards
Bequeath
Leave to someone by a will; hand down
Berate
Scold strongly
Berserk
Frenzied
Beseech
Beg; plead with
Besiege
Surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)
Bicameral
Two-chambered, as a legislative body
Bicker
Quarrel
Biennial
Every two years
Bigotry
Stubborn intolerance
Bizarre
Fantastic; violently contrasting
Bland
Soothing or mild; agreeable
Blare
Loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
Blasé
Bored with pleasure or dissipation
Blasphemy
Irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
Blighted
Suffering from a disease; destroyed
Blithe
Gay; joyous; carefree
Bluff (adj)
Rough but good-natured
Bluff (n)
Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff
Bluster
Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
Blunder
Error