Day 7

Question 1

barterer

Answer 1

/trader. The barterer exchanged trinkets for the natives’ furs. It seemed smarter to barter than
to pay cash.

Question 2

bastion

Answer 2

/fortress; defense. The villagers fortified the town hall, hoping this improvised bastion could
protect them from the guerillas’ raids. .

Question 3

bate

Answer 3

/let down; restrain. Until it was time to open the presents, the children had to bate their
curiosity. bated,ADJ.

Question 4

bawdy

Answer 4

indecent; obscene. Jack took offense at Jill’s bawdy remarks. What kind of
young man did she think he was?

Question 5

beatific

Answer 5

/giving bliss; blissful. The beatific smile on the child’s face made us very happy.

Question 6

bedizen

Answer 6

/dress with vulgar finery. The witch doctors were bedizened in all their gaudiest costumes

Question 7

bedraggle

Answer 7

/wet thoroughly; stain with mud. We were so bedraggled by the severe storm that we had
to change into dry clothing. bedraggled,ADJ.

Question 8

befuddle

Answer 8

/confuse thoroughly. His attempts to clarify the situation succeeded only in befuddling her further

Question 9

beget

Answer 9

/father; produce; give rise to. One good turn may deserve another; it does not necessarily
beget another.

Question 10

beguile

Answer 10

mislead or delude; pass time. With flattery and big talk of easy money, the con
men beguiled Kyle into betting his allowance on the shell game. Broke, he beguiled himself during the
long hours by playing solitaire.

Question 11

behemoth

Answer 11

/huge creature; monstrous animal. Sportscasters nicknamed the linebacker “The
Behemoth.”

Question 12

belabor

Answer 12

explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally. The
debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by belaboring her point.

Question 13

beleguer

Answer 13

besiege or attack; harassed. The babysitter was surrounded by a crowd of
unmanageable brats who relentlessly beleaguered her.

Question 14

belie

Answer 14

contradict; give a false impression. His coarse, hard-bitten exterior belied his
inner sensitivity.

Question 15

bemoan

Answer 15

/lament; express disapproval of. The widow bemoaned the death of her beloved husband.
Although critics bemoaned the serious flaws in the author’s novels, each year his latest book topped the
best-seller list.

Question 16

beravement

Answer 16

/state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved. His friends gathered to
console him upon his sudden bereavement.

Question 17

bereft

Answer 17

deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss. The foolish gambler soon
found himself bereft of funds.

Question 18

beseech

Answer 18

beg; plead with. The workaholic executive’s wife beseeched him to spend more time
with their son.

Question 19

beset

Answer 19

harass or trouble; hem in. Many vexing problems beset the American public school system.
Sleeping Beauty’s castle was beset on all sides by dense thickets that hid it from view.

Question 20

besiege

Answer 20

surround with armed forces; harass (with requests). When the bandits besieged the village,
the villagers holed up in the town hall and prepared to withstand a long siege. Members of the new
administration were besieged with job applications from people who had worked on the campaign.