| A | B |
| babble | (v) 1. speak incoherently 2. speak in an irrevelant way 3. murmur 4. blurt out something (n) 1. sound of loud unintellegent voices |
| baguette | (n) 1. stick-shaped loaf 2. rectangular gem 3. shape of baguette gem 4. contvex molding |
| balderdash | (n) 1. nonsense |
| ballad | (n) 1. narrative song 2. slow romantic song |
| ballistic | (adj) 1. relating to projectiles |
| banal | (adj) 1. dull and unoriginal |
| baneful | (adj) destructive |
| bankrupt | (adj) 1. unable to pay debts 2. without resources |
| banyan | (n) tropical tree with aerial roots |
| barometer | (n) 1. instrument measuring atmospheric pressure 2. indicator of mood |
| cacciatore | (adj) 1. with mushrooms and tomatoes |
| cache | (n) 1. hidden supply 2. secret place for hiding things |
| cacophony | (n) 1. unpleasant noise 2. use of jarring sounds |
| cadence | (n) 1. rhythm 2. falling tone 3. intonation 4. rhythm in language 5. musical sequence |
| cadre | (n) 1. military unit 2. core of activists |
| calamari | (npl) 1. squid 2. calami |
| calamity | (n) 1. disaster 2. distress |
| caldera | (n) 1. large crater at top of volcano |
| caliber | (n) 1. ability 2. bore of firearm 3. size of bullet |
| Calvinism | (n) 1. doctrine of faith and predestination |