B2 Mneomonics Flashcards
boor
(noun): a crude person with rude, clumsy manners. “boar”
Think: boar manners
The boor had table manners like a wild boar and ate directly off the plate with his mouth
bootless
(adjective): useless. “BOOT less”
Think: booty-less
A booty-less pirate is probably a bootless pirate
bowdlerize
(verb): to cut out all the offensive parts of a book. :BOWED lure eyes”
Think: boulder-ize
Originally, they would bowdlerize Huckleberry Finn so much that they might as well have let boulder roll over the book and tear out half the pages
bravado
(noun): a false show of bravery; swagger
“bruh VAH doe”
think: brave avocado
though its trash-talking seemed braved, the avocado and its bravado didn’t scare me, since I knew it was just a piece of fruit
brazen
(adjective) : shamelessly bold. “BRAY zen”
think: blazin’
Blazin’ up a joint during class is certainly brazen, but it’ll get you expelled 100 out of 100 times
brevity
(noun): shortness of duration “BREV it ee”
Think: abbreviate
I know your speech is brief but abbreviate it even more- this professor actually awards points for brevity
bromide
(noun) : a cliche or tired saying. “BRO myed”
think: bro lied
My bro on the lacrosse team told me to “give 110 percent,” but the next day my math teacher told me that was impossible. Bro lied in his bromide.
brusque
(adjective): abrupt; curt; harsh. “brusk”
Think: brushed off
I tried to make friends with the club’s bouncer, but he was brusque and brushed me off
bucolic
(adjective): rustic, rural: “byoo CAA lick”
Think: blue collar
I’m just a bucolic broccoli farmer- a blue collar worker- I don’t understand what those suits are talking about!
bugbear
(noun): something to fear. “BUG bear”
Think: bug a bear
If you bug a bear, you’ll soon have a very serious bugbear
bulwark
(adjective): a strong support or protection. “BOOL work”
Think: bull work
In a bullfighting arena, the barrier to protect the spectators from the bull better work; it has to be a bulwark
bumptious
(adjective): assertive in a lout, arrogant way “BUMP shus”
Think: bump us
you’re the type of guy who would push past us in a crowd and bump us and not say you’re sorry- you’re bumptious
bungle
(verb): to screw up. “BUNG gull”
Think: bunghole
I bungled the job so many times that they started calling me a “bunghole”
buoyant
(adjective) : happy; confident. “BOY ent”
think: boo-yah!
If you hear someone yell “boo-yah!” then you can bet she’s feeling buoyant
burdensome
(adjective) : oppressive, causing difficulty or worry. “BIRD den sum”
think: bird dim sum
The decor of this Chinese restaurant is nice, except for the giant vulture circling our table. The burdensome feeling that bird gives me makes it hard for me to enjoy my dims sum
burgeoning
(adjective): growing. “BURJ un ing”
Think: burgers
If you eat too many burgers, your waistline will be burgeoning
buttress
(noun): a support. “BUT ress”
Think: butt rest
The stone column is both a buttress and a butt rest for tired people to lean against
bygone
(adjective) : past. “BY gone”
think: bye gone
the bygone days of my childhood are days I’ve siad bye to cause they’re gone
byzantine
(adjective): devious, complicated. “BIZ in teen”
Think: busy ant
Only the busy ant will be able to make its way through the byzantine maze you’ve created
cache
(noun) : a secure storage place or something in that place “kah SHAY”
think: cash hiding place
The drug dealer kept his cash in a cache under the bed- he didnt trust banks
