B Words Flashcards
The dry pulpy residue left after the extraction of juice from sugar cane, used as fuel for electricity generators, etc.
bagasse
A loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
balmacaan
Belonging or relating to a baron or barons; suitable for a baron.
baronial
Fraud or gross negligence of a ship’s master or crew at the expense of its owners or users.
barratry
A light portable shoulder weapon that consists of an open tube and shoots an explosive rocket able to pierce the armor of tanks.
bazooka
A fragrant resin produced by a number of trees related to myrrh, used in perfumes.
bdellium
a European songbird, especially a warbler, eaten as a delicacy.
beccafico
Having two heads.
bicephalous
Capital of South Africa
Bloemfontein
one who seeks awakening (bodhi)—hence, an individual on the path to becoming a buddha.
bodhisattva
A former type of military commission conferred especially for outstanding service, by which an officer was promoted to a higher rank without the corresponding pay.
brevet
A book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church.
breviary
bagasse
The dry pulpy residue left after the extraction of juice from sugar cane, used as fuel for electricity generators, etc.
balmacaan
A loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
baronial
Belonging or relating to a baron or barons; suitable for a baron.
