| A | B |
| bestride | verb; to straddle |
| bias | noun or verb) a prejudice or personal tendency; a line slanting diagonally across the weave of a fabric; to prejudice |
| botch | noun or verb; a poor piece of work; to spoil by poor work |
| bourgeois | noun or adjective; a middle-class person; the middle class; of or like the middle class |
| breach | noun or verb; a violation of a law; a gap or broken place; to violate; to break through |
| buffet | noun; a piece of dining room furniture with cupboards and drawers; a meal set out so that people may serve themselves |
| callous | adjective; unfeeling; insensitive |
| canine | noun or adjective; any animal belonging to the dog family; of or like a dog |
| cant | noun or verb; insincere talk; hypocrisy; to speak hypocritically or tritely |
| carp | verb; to find fault in an unpleasant or nagging way; to complain |