Word List 7 Flashcards
Blunder
Error
Blurt
Utter impulsively
Bluster
Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily
Bode
Foreshadow; portend
Bogus
Counterfeit; not authentic
Bohemian
Unconventional
Boisterous
Violent; rough; noisy
Bolster
Support; reinforce
Bolt
Door bar, fasten
Bombardment
Attack with missiles
Bombastic
Pompous, using inflated language
Booming
Deep and resonant; flourishing, thriving
Boon
Blessing; benefit
Boorish
Rude; insensitive
Boundless
Unlimited; vast
Bountiful
Abundant; graciously generous
Bourgeois
Middle class; dully conventional
Bovine
Cowlike; placid and dull
Bowdlerize
Expurgate
Boycott
Refrain from buying or using
Braggart
Boaster
Brandish
Wave around; flourish
Bravado
Swagger; assumed air of defiance
Brawn
Muscular strength
Brazen
Insolent
Breach
Breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap
Breadth
Width; extent
Brevity
Conciseness
Brindled
Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
Bristling
Showing irritation
Brittle
Easily broken; difficult
Broach
Introduce; open up
Browbeat
Bully; intimidate
Brunt
Main impact or shock
Brusque
Blunt; abrupt
Buccaneer
Pirate
Bucolic
Rustic; pastoral
Buffet
Slap; batter
Buffoonery
Clowning
Bullion
Gold and silver in the form of bars
Bulwark
Earthwork or other strong defense
Bumptious
Self-assertive
Bungalow
Small cottage
Bungle
Mismanage
Buoyant
Able to float
Burgeon
Grow forth; send out buds
Burlesque
Give an imitation that ridicules
Burly
Muscular
Burnish
Make shiny by rubbing
Bustle
Move about energetically
Buttress
Support; prop up
Buxom
Plump; full-blossomed
Cabal
Small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Cache
Hiding place
Cacophonous
Discordant; inharmonious
Cadaver
Corpse
Cadaverous
Like a corpse; pale
Cadence
Rhythmic rise and fall
Cajole
Coax; wheedle
Calamity
Disaster; misery
Calculated
Deliberately planned; likely
Caliber
Ability; quality
Callous
Hardened; unfeeling
Callow
Youthful
Calorific
Heat-producing
Calumny
Malicious misrepresentation; slander
Camaraderie
Good fellowship
Cameo
Shell or jewel carved
Candor
Frankness; open honesty
Canine
Related to dogs
Canny
Shrewd; thrifty
Cant
Insincere expressions of piety
Cantankerous
Irritable
Canter
Slow gallop