Page 154 Letter A-B Flashcards
Avarice
Greed ( intense, selfish desire for smth ( wealth, power, food))
aversion
Disgust, intense dislike
Baffle
To confuse completely
Bald
Without hair, undistinguished, plain
Baleful
Threatening, sinister, malicious
Ban
To declare that smth must not be done, to prohibit or forbid officially
Banish
To exile, to drive out, to sent away, to expel
Beckon
To lure, to attract, to signal by waving
Bellow
To shout in a deep voice
Beneficiary
A person who receives money or property from an insurance policy or form of will
Bequeath
To leave or give by will
Beverage
Any drink, excluding water
Bewilder
To baffle, to confuse utterly
Biased
Prejudiced
Bicker
To argue
Bitter
Very unpleasant
Bizarre
Odd, weird
Blame
Responsibility, culpability
Blandishments
Pleasant and persuasive words or actions
Bleak
Bare, unpleasantly cold, unsheltered
Blemish
A flaw, a defect
Blend
Mixture