B's

Question 1

baffle

Answer 1

be a mystery or bewildering to

Question 2

banal

Answer 2

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Question 3

banter

Answer 3

light teasing repartee

Question 4

barter

Answer 4

exchange goods without involving money

Question 5

belated

Answer 5

after the expected or usual time

Question 6

belligerent

Answer 6

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

Question 7

belittle

Answer 7

make (someone or something) seem unimportant.

Question 8

benefit

Answer 8

something that aids or promotes well-being

Question 9

benign

Answer 9

kind in disposition or manner

Question 10

benevolent

Answer 10

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

Question 11

berate

Answer 11

censure severely or angrily

Question 12

biased

Answer 12

favoring one person or side over another

Question 13

bizarre

Answer 13

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusua

Question 14

blatent

Answer 14

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Question 15

bleak

Answer 15

unpleasantly cold and damp

Question 16

blithe

Answer 16

carefree and happy and lighthearted

Question 17

boisterous

Answer 17

full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

Question 18

bolster

Answer 18

support and strengthen

Question 19

brash

Answer 19

offensively bold

Question 20

brazen

Answer 20

unrestrained by convention or propriety

Question 21

brisk

Answer 21

quick and energetic

Question 22

broach

Answer 22

bring up a topic for discussion

Question 23

buttress

Answer 23

a support usually of stone or brick