Word List 7 Flashcards
Append
Attach
Appellation
Name, title
Bluster
Blow in heavy gusts
Threaten emptily
Bully
Bode
Foreshadow
Bogus
Counterfeit
Bohemian
Unconventional in a artistic way.
Boisterous
Violent, rough, noisy
Bolster
Support reinforce
Bolt
Door bar, fastening pin or screw, length of fabric
Dash or drift off, fasten a door, gobble.
Bombardment
Attack with Missiles
Bombastic
Pompous
Booming
Deep and resonant, flourishing, thriving
Boon
Blessing, benefit
Boorish
Rude, insensitive
Boundless
Unlimited
Bourgeois
Middle class, selfishly materialistic, dully conventional
Bovine
Cow like, placid and dull.
Bowdlerise
Remove material that is considered inappropriate or offensive.
Boycott
Refrain from buying or using
Braggart
Boaster
Brandish
Wave around, flourish
Bravado
Swagger
Brawn
Muscular strength
Brazen
Insolent
Breach
Breaking of contract or duty
Breadth
Width, extent
Brevity
Conciseness
Bristling
Rising like bristles or showing irritation
Brittle
Easily broken, difficult
Broach
Open up , introduce
Brochure
Pamphlet
Browbeat
Bully, intimidate
Browse
Graze, skim or glance at casually
Brunt
Main impact or shock
Brusque
Blunt, abrupt
Buccaneer
Pirate
Bucolic
Pastoral, rustic
Buffet
Noun
Table with food set out for people to serve themselves.
Buffet
Verb
Slap, batter, knock about
Buffoonery
Clowning
Bulwark
Earthwork or other strong defence, person who defends.
Bumptious
Self- assertive
Bungle
Mismanage, blunder
Buoyant
Able to float, cheerful and optimistic
Bureaucracy
Over regulated administrative system marked by red tape.
Burgeon
Grow forth, send out buds
Burlesque
Give and imitation that ridicules
Burly
Husky, muscular
Burnish
Make shiny by rubbing, polish
Bustle
Move about energetically, teem
Buttress
Support, prop up
Buxom
Plump, full- blossomed.
Cabal
Small group of people secretly united to promote their own interests.
Cache
Hiding place
Cacophonous
Discordant, inharmonious
Cadaver
Corpse
Cadence
Rhythmic rise and fall of words and sound)
Cajole
Coax, wheedle
Calamity
Disaster, misery
Calculated
Deliberately planned, likely
Caldron
Large kettle
Caliber
Ability, quality
Calligraphy
Beautiful writing, excellent penmanship
Callous
Hardening, unfeeling
Callow
Youthful, immature, inexperienced
Calorific
Heat - producing
Calumny
Malicious misrepresentation, slander
Camaraderie
Good fellowship
Cameo
Shell or jewel carved in relief, stars special appearance in minor role in a film.
Camouflage
Disguise, conceal
Candor
Frankness, open honesty
Canine
Related to dogs.
Canny
Shrewd, thrifty.
Cant
Insincere expressions of piety, jargon of thieves.
Cantankerous
Ill humoured, irritable.
Canter
Slow gallop