Vocal Letter B Flashcards
Balk
To stop, block abruptly
Ballad
A love song
Banal
Boring, commonplace (odinary)
Bane
A burden
Bard
A poet, often a singer as well
Bashful
Shy
Battery
A device that supplies power OR assault/beating
Beguile
To trick, deceive
Behemoth
Something of tremendous power or size
Benevolent
Marked by goodness or doing good
Benign
Favourable, not threatening, mild
Bequeath
To pass on, give
Berate
To scold vehemently (intensely)
Bereft
Devoid of, deprived of, without OR being sad and lonely after death or departure of someone
Beseech
To beg, plead, implore
Bias
Tendency, inclination, prejudice
Bilk
Cheat, defraud
Blandish
To coax by using flattery
Blemish
An imperfection
Blight
A plague OR something that destroys hope
Boisterous
Loud and full of energy
Bombastic
Excessively confident
Boon
Gift or blessing
Bourgeois
Middle-class person or capitalist
Brazen
Excessively bold
Brusque
Short, abrupt
Buffet
To strike with force OR food definition
Burnish
To polish/shine
Buttress
To support/hold up