PTE WORD B Group 2

Question 1

Blunder

Answer 1

Serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

Question 2

Bounty

Answer 2

Goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving; 慷慨，奖金，补助金

Question 3

Boycott

Answer 3

Refrain from buying or using; 抵制

Question 4

Brace

Answer 4

Something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly as bandage, cord, or rod. 支撑物n； 使稳固，架稳；

Question 5

Brashness

Answer 5

Characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness

Question 6

Breach

Answer 6

Breaking of contract or duty

Question 7

Brink

Answer 7

Edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge; 峭壁边缘3t14

Question 8

Brisk

Answer 8

Marked by speed, liveliness, and vigour; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

Question 9

Brood

Answer 9

Think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought

Question 10

Bulb

Answer 10

Rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball

Question 11

Bungalow

Answer 11

Small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic

Question 12

Bureaucracy

Answer 12

Over-regulated administrative system

Question 13

Burgeon

Answer 13

V. Grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

Question 14

Burrow

Answer 14

Tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by digging

Question 15

Bustle

Answer 15

Move or cause to move energetically and busily; n.vt.vi 喧嚣，忙乱

Question 16

Calamity

Answer 16

Event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction

Question 17

Canal

Answer 17

Artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct