Vocab B Flashcards
Bane
Adj cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration
Baleful
Adj sinister, pernicious, ominous
Beatify
V to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly
Bedizen
V to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; festoon, caparison
Belie
V to give a false impression of, to misrepresent
Bellicose
Adj belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
Benign
Adj favorable, harmless
Bent
N learning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
Blandish
V to coax with flattery, today or fawn
Blithe
Adj carefree, merry
Boisterous
Adj loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
Bolster
V to provide support or reinforcement
Bombastic
Adj pompous; grandiloquent
Boot
N a ride or insensitive person; lout; yokel
Broach
V to bring up, announce, begin to talk about