| A | B |
|---|
| baleful | Malignant. |
| banal | Commonplace. |
| bask | To make warm by genial heat. |
| beatify | To make supremely happy. |
| bedaub | To smear over |
| bellicose | Warlike. |
| belligerent | Manifesting a warlike spirit. |
| benefactor | A doer of kindly and charitable acts. |
| benevolence | Any act of kindness or well-doing. |
| benign | Good and kind of heart. |
| berate | To scold severely. |
| bewilder | To confuse the perceptions or judgment of. |
| blandishment | Flattery intended to persuade. |
| blatant | Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous. |
| blithe | Joyous. |
| boisterous | Unchecked merriment or animal spirits. |
| bolster | To support |
| bombast | Inflated or extravagant language |
| boorish | Rude. |
| breach | The violation of official duty |
| brittle | Fragile. |
| broach | To mention |
| bumptious | Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit. |
| buoyant | Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat. |
| burnish | To make brilliant or shining. |
