Vocab Week 4

Question 1

barmy

Answer 1

(adj.) foamy, crazy, eccentric

Question 2

barrage

Answer 2

(n.) intense out pouring of words, an attack of blows

Question 3

bathos

Answer 3

(n.) a sudden unintended shift from the lofty to the ordinary

Question 4

bawdry

Answer 4

(n.) obscene language, lewdness

Question 5

bearish

Answer 5

(adj.) pessimistic, rude, rough, ill tempered

Question 6

beau geste

Answer 6

(n.) a gracious gesture

Question 7

beleaguer

Answer 7

(v.) to harass, to trouble persistently

Question 8

bel-espirit

Answer 8

(n.) a cultured intellectual person

Question 9

benchmark

Answer 9

(n.) a standard of evaluation, comparison, or measurement

Question 10

bilge

Answer 10

(n.) stupid speech or writting

Question 11

bilk

Answer 11

(v.) to cheat, to defraud

Question 12

billet-doux

Answer 12

(n.) a love letter

Question 13

bimbo

Answer 13

(n.) silly or stupid person

Question 14

bistro

Answer 14

(n.) a small restaurant often serving wine

Question 15

bittersweet

Answer 15

(adj.) pleasant and unpleasant at the same time