| A | B |
|---|
| blase | bored with life; indifferent to; jaded |
| blaspheme | to speak evil of; to slander; abuse |
| blazon (related to emblazon; think "to blaze" a trail) | to make widely or generally known. |
| bodice | the part of a woman's dress covering the body between the neck or shoulders and the waist |
| boisterous | loud; energetic |
| bourgeois | middle class |
| brash | energetic or high-spirited, especially in a rude way; tactlessly bold |
| bravado | showy defiance; a swaggering display of courage; a false show of bravery |
| brazen | excessively bold; brash |
| broach | to mention for the first time; to bring up in conversation |
| brusque | somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech. |
| buffet | a blow, as with the hand or fist |
| bulwark | anything that gives security or defense. |
| burgeon | to come forth; to blossom |
| cadence (CAD fall) | rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops. |
| cajole | to impose on or dupe by flattering speech. |
| calibrate | to correct or adjust (the scale or instrument--such as of a machine) |
| callous | harsh, cold, unfeeling |
| calumny | an attempt to defame another’s reputation |
| camaraderie (think comrades) | cheerful unity among a group |
| capricious | impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim |
| captivate (think capture + ATE cause) | to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of |
| carnal (CARN flesh) | sensual. |
| carouse | to engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making |
| cavity (CAV to make hollow) | a hole |
