List 6

Question 1

Bard

Answer 1

N. poet

Question 2

Baroque

Answer 2

Adj. highly ornate

Question 3

Barrage

Answer 3

N. barrier laid down by artillery fire

Question 4

Barren

Answer 4

Adj. desolate , fruitless and unproductive , lacking

Question 5

Barricade

Answer 5

N. hastily put together defensive barrier, obstacle

Question 6

Barterer

Answer 6

N. trader

Question 7

Bask

Answer 7

V. Luxuriate, take pleasure in warmth

Question 8

Bastion

Answer 8

N. fortress , defense

Question 9

Bate

Answer 9

V. Let down, restrain

Question 10

Bauble

Answer 10

N. trinket, trifle

Question 11

Bawdy

Answer 11

Adj. indecent, obscene

Question 12

Beam

Answer 12

N. ray of light, long piece of metal or wood, course of a radio signal
V. Smile radiantly

Question 13

Beatific

Answer 13

Adj. giving bliss, blissful

Question 14

Beatitude

Answer 14

N. blessedness , state of bliss

Question 15

Bedizen

Answer 15

V. Dress with vulgar finery

Question 16

Bedraggled

Answer 16

V. Wet thoroughly, stain with mud

Question 17

Beeline

Answer 17

N. direct, quick route

Question 18

Befuddle

Answer 18

V. Confuse thoroughly

Question 19

Beget

Answer 19

V. Father, produce, give rise to

Question 20

Begrudge

Answer 20

V. Resent

Question 21

Beguile

Answer 21

V. Mislead or delude, pass time

Question 22

Behemoth

Answer 22

N. huge creature, monstrous animal

Question 23

Belabor

Answer 23

V. Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree, attack verbally

Question 24

Belated

Answer 24

Adj. delayed

Question 25

Beleaguered

Answer 25

V. Besiege or attack, harassed

Question 26

Belie

Answer 26

V. Contradict, give a false impression

Question 27

Belittle

Answer 27

V. Disparage or depreciate, put down

Question 28

Adj. warlike

Answer 28

Bellicose

Question 29

Belligerent

Answer 29

Adj. quarrelsome

Question 30

Bemoan

Answer 30

V. Lament, express disapproval of

Question 31

Bemused

Answer 31

Adj. confused, lost in thought , preoccupied

Question 32

Benediction

Answer 32

N. blessing

Question 33

Benefactor

Answer 33

N. gift giver, patron

Question 34

Beneficial

Answer 34

Adj. helpful, useful

Question 35

Beneficiary

Answer 35

N. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

Question 36

Benevolent

Answer 36

Adj. generous, charitable

Question 37

Benign

Answer 37

Adj. kindly, favorable, not malignant

Question 38

Bent

Answer 38

Adj. determined, natural talent or inclination

Question 39

Bequeath

Answer 39

V. Leave to someone by a will, hand down

Question 40

Berate

Answer 40

V. Scold strongly

Question 41

Bereavement

Answer 41

N. state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

Question 42

Bereft

Answer 42

Adj. deprived of, lacking, desolate because of a loss

Question 43

Berserk

Answer 43

V. Frenzied

Question 44

Beseech

Answer 44

V. Beg, plead with

Question 45

Beset

Answer 45

V. Harass or trouble, hem in

Question 46

Besiege

Answer 46

V. Surround with armed forces, harass (with requests)

Question 47

Besmirch

Answer 47

V. Soil, defile

Question 48

Bestial

Answer 48

Adj. beastlike, brutal

Question 49

Bestow

Answer 49

V. Give

Question 50

Betoken

Answer 50

V. Signify, indicate

Question 51

Betray

Answer 51

V. Be unfaithful , reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)

Question 52

Betroth

Answer 52

V. Become engaged to marry

Question 53

Bevy

Answer 53

N. large group

Question 54

Biased

Answer 54

Adj. slanted, prejudiced

Question 55

Bicameral

Answer 55

Adj. two-chambered, as a legislative body

Question 56

Bicker

Answer 56

V. Quarrel

Question 57

Biennial

Answer 57

Adj. every two years

Question 58

Bigotry

Answer 58

N. stubborn intolerance

Question 59

Bilious

Answer 59

Adj. suffering from indigestion , irritable

Question 60

Bilk

Answer 60

V. Swindle, cheat

Question 61

Billowing

Answer 61

Adj. swelling out in waves, surging

Question 62

Bivouac

Answer 62

N. temporary encampment

Question 63

Bizarre

Answer 63

Adj. fantastic, violently contrasting

Question 64

Blanch

Answer 64

V. Bleach, whiten

Question 65

Bland

Answer 65

Adj. soothing or mild, agreeable

Question 66

Blandishment

Answer 66

N. flattery

Question 67

Blare

Answer 67

N. loud, harsh roar or screech, dazzling blaze of light

Question 68

Blasé

Answer 68

Adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation

Question 69

Blasphemy

Answer 69

N. irreverence, sacrilege, cursing

Question 70

Blatant

Answer 70

Adj. flagrant, conspicuously obvious, loudly offensive

Question 71

Bleak

Answer 71

Adj. cold or cheerless, unlikely to be favorable

Question 72

Blighted

Answer 72

Adj. suffering from a disease , destroyed

Question 73

Blithe

Answer 73

Adj. gay, joyous, carefree

Question 74

Bloated

Answer 74

Adj. swollen or puffed as with water or air

Question 75

Bludgeon

Answer 75

N. club, heavy-headed weapon

Question 76

Bluff

Answer 76

Adj. rough but good-natured

Question 77

Bluff

Answer 77

N. pretense (of strength), deception, high cliff