Word List 6

Question 1

bequeath

Answer 1

leave to someone by means of a will; hand down

Question 2

berate

Answer 2

scold strongly

Question 3

beseech

Answer 3

beg; plead with

Question 4

beset

Answer 4

harass or trouble; hem in

Question 5

besiege

Answer 5

surround with armed forces; harass

Question 6

besmirch

Answer 6

soil; defile

Question 7

bestow

Answer 7

confer

Question 8

betoken

Answer 8

signify; indicate

Question 9

biennial

Answer 9

every two years

Question 10

bigotry

Answer 10

stubborn intolerance

Question 11

bizarre

Answer 11

violently contrasting; fantastic

Question 12

bland

Answer 12

soothing or mild; agreeable

Question 13

blare

Answer 13

loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

Question 14

blasphemy

Answer 14

irreverence; sacrilege; cursing

Question 15

blighted

Answer 15

suffering from a disease; destroyed

Question 16

blithe

Answer 16

carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay

Question 17

bluff

Answer 17

rough but good-natured

Question 18

blunder

Answer 18

error

Question 19

bluster

Answer 19

blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully

Question 20

bode

Answer 20

foreshadow; portend

Question 21

bohemian

Answer 21

unconventional (in an artistic way)

Question 22

boisterous

Answer 22

violent; rough; noisy

Question 23

bolster

Answer 23

support; reinforce

Question 24

bolt

Answer 24

door bar; fastening a pin or screw; length of fabric

Question 25

bombardment

Answer 25

attack (as with missiles)

Question 26

bombastic

Answer 26

pompous; using inflated language

Question 27

boorish

Answer 27

rude; insensitive

Question 28

bountiful

Answer 28

abundant; graciously generous

Question 29

bourgeois

Answer 29

middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

Question 30

braggadocio

Answer 30

boasting

Question 31

braggart

Answer 31

boaster

Question 32

bravado

Answer 32

swagger; assumed air of defiance

Question 33

brawn

Answer 33

muscular strength; sturdiness

Question 34

brazen

Answer 34

insolent

Question 35

breach

Answer 35

breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap

Question 36

breadth

Answer 36

width; extent

Question 37

brevity

Answer 37

conciseness

Question 38

broach

Answer 38

introduce; open up

Question 39

brook

Answer 39

tolerate; endure

Question 40

browbeat

Answer 40

bully ; intimidate

Question 41

brunt

Answer 41

main impact or shock

Question 42

brusque

Answer 42

blunt; abrupt

Question 43

bulwark

Answer 43

earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

Question 44

bungle

Answer 44

mismanage; blunder

Question 45

burgeoning

Answer 45

flourishing; growing quickly; putting out buds