badinage: teasing conversation
ballast: heavy substance used to add weight
balmy: pleasant, mild
bandy: discuss lightly or glibly
bane: curse, cause of ruin
bastion: stronghold
bate: restrain, let hold
bawdy: rude, obscene
bedraggle: wet thoroughly
befuddle: confuse thoroughly
begrudge: resent, envy
beguile: pass time, cheat
beholden: indebted, obligated
behoove: be incumbent upon
belabor: dwell on, overstress
beleaguer: besiege or attack
bellicose: warlike, aggressive
belligerent: quarrelsome
bemused: lost in thought
benediction: blessing
berate: scold strongly
bereft: lacking, deprived of
beset: trouble or harass
besmirch: defile, soil
betoken: indicate, signify
betroth: become engaged to marry | bevy: large group, crowd
bilious: suffering from indigestion; irritable
bilk: cheat, swindle
billowing: surging
blanch: whiten, bleach
bland: agreeable, mild or soothing
blare: harsh roar, screech
blatant: obvious
blithe: joyous, gay
bluster: threaten, bully
bode: portend, promise
bohemian: unconventional
boisterous: noisy, violent
boon: benefit, blessing
boorish: awkward, rude, ill-mannered
bowdlerize: expurgate, fix, censor
brazen: shameless, insolent
broach: open up, introduce
brook: endure, tolerate, a small stream
browbeat: bully, intimidate
brunt: shock, main impact
buffet: slap, pound
burlesque: give an imitation that ridicules
buxom: jolly, plump |
