List 4 Flashcards
bemoan
vt.
to express deep grief or distress over
bend
vi.
to make submissive; subdue, compromise
benediction
n.
the invocation of a blessing
beneficent
adj.
doing or producing good; especially: performing acts of kindness and charity
benign
adj.
showing kindness and gentleness
favorable, wholesome
bequest
n.
something bequeathed; legacy
berate
v.
to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
beseech
v.
to request earnestly; implore
besmirch
v.
sully, soil
betray
vt.
to deliver to an enemy by treachery
bewilder
vt.
to cause to lose one’s bearings
bewitching
adj.
capturing interest as if by a spell
bibliography
n.
a list often with descriptive or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author
bibliophile
n.
a lover of books especially for qualities of format; also: a book collector
bigot
n.
a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
bit
n.
the jaws of tongs or pincers
bland
adj.
not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating; soothing
blandishment
n.
something that tends to coax or cajole; allurement
blase
adj.
apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment
blast
n.
a violent gust of wind
blatant
adj.
completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner: brazen
blazon
vt.
to publish widely: proclaim
blemish
v.
n.
to spoil by a flaw
blight
n.
a disease or injury of plants resulting in withering, cessation of growth, and death of parts without rotting
bliss
n.
complete happiness
blunder
v.
n.
a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, igorance, or carelessness
blunt
adj.
to make less sharp or definite
blur
v.
to make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure
blurb
n.
a brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket
blurt
vt.
to utter abruptly and impulsively, usually used with out
bluster
vt.
to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
boding
n.
an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil: portent
boggle
vi.
to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples
boisterous
adj.
noisily turbulent: rowdy
bolster
n.
v.
a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing
bombast
n.
pretentious inflated speech or writing
bonhomie
n.
good-natured easy friendliness
boo
v.
to deride especially by uttering boo
boon
n.
benefit, favor
boor
n.
a rude or insensitive person
bootless
adj.
useless, unprofitable
bore
vt.
to make a hole by or as if by boring
bottleneck
n.
adj.
the narrow part of a bottle near the top
bound
n. to make secure by tying to confine, restrain, or restrict as if with bonds to put under an obligation to constrain with legal authority
box
vi.
to fight with the fists; engage in boxing
bracing
adj.
giving strength, vigor or freshness
bracket
n.
an overhanging menber that projects from a structure (as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle
braggart
n.
a loud arrogant boaster
braid
v.
made by interwining three or more strands
brake
n.
to retard or stop by a brake
brash
adj.
done in haste without regard for consequences
brassy
adj.
being shamelessly bold
brattish
an ill-mannered annoying child
bravura
adj.
marked by an ostentatious display of skill
brazen
marked by contemptuous boldness
breach
v.
n.
to make a breach in
breezeway
n,
a roofed often open passage connecting two buildings (as a house and garage) or halves of a building
brevity
n.
shortness or conciseness of expression
bribe
n.
v.
to induce or influence by or as if by bribery
bridle
v.
to restrain, check or control with or as if with a bridle
brisk
adj.
keenly alert: lively
bristle
n.
v.
to take on an aggressive attitude or appearance(as in response to a slight)
brittle
adj.
easily broken, cracked, or snapped
broach
v.
to open for the first time
bromide
n.溴化物（镇静药用），平庸的人或事
a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion
browbeat
vt.
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
bruit
vt.
n.
to noise abroad; report
buck
v.
to refuse assent; balk
bucket
n.
a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids
bucolic
adj.
ralating to or typical of rural life
budge
vi.
to give away; yield
buffoon
n.
a ludicrous figure; clown
bulge
n.
a protuberant or swollen part or place
bully
n.
one habitually cruel to others who are weaker
bumble
vi.
walk unsteadily
bumper
n.
a device for absorbing shock or preventing damage
bumpkinly
adj
awkwardly simple and provincial
bumptious
adj.
presumptuously, obtusely and often noisilly self-assertive; obtrusive
bungle
v.
to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
buoy
vt.
support, uplift
buoyant
adj.
capable of floating
cheerful, gay
burgeon
v.
to grow and expand rapidly; flourish
burial
n.
the act or process of burying
burlesque
n.
mockery usually by caricature
burnish
v.
to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
burrow
n.
v.
to construct by tunneling
busybody
n.
an officious or inquisitive person
butt
v.
to thrust or push head foremost; strike with the head or horns
buttress
n.
vt.
a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
byline
n.
a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article or book giving the writer’s name
cabal
n.
the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpation especially in public affairs
cache
n.
a hiding place used especially for storing provisions
cachet
n.
an indication of approved or superior status
cacophony
n.
harsh or discordant sound; dissonance
cadet
n.
one in training for a military or naval commission; especially : a student in a service academy
cadge
v.
beg, sponge
caisson
n.
a usually 2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition attachable to a horse-drawn limber
cajole
v.
to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance, coax
calcify
vi.
to make inflexible or unchangable
calibrate
vt.
to determine, rectify or make the graduations of
