Day 4 Flashcards
benign
Harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or
beneficial; not cancerous
“his benign but firm manner”
bent
Personal inclination or tendency
“a man of a religious bent”
besiege
Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround
“she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen”
“the king marched north to besiege Berwick”
bevy
Group of birds or other animals that stay close
together; any large group
“a bevy of larks trill their carefree songs”
bifurcate
To fork into two branches or divide into two
halves
“just below Cairo the river bifurcates”
bilk
Cheat or defraud
“government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions of dollars”
blight
Disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction (noun); ruin or cause to wither (verb)
“the vines suffered blight and disease”
“the vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood”
blithe
Joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to
ignore more important concerns)
“a blithe seaside comedy”
“a blithe disregard for the rules of the road”
bogus
Fake, fraudulent
“a bogus insurance claim”
bolster
support or strengthen.
“the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence”
bombastic
(Of speech or writing) far too showy or
dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious
“bombastic rhetoric”
bonhomie
Friendliness, open and simple good
heartedness
“he exuded good humour and bonhomie”
boor
Rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a
peasant or country bumpkin
“at last the big obnoxious boor had been dealt a stunning blow for his uncouth and belligerent manner”
brandish
Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon
“a man leaped out brandishing a knife”
brook
Suffer or tolerate
“Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew”
