| A | B |
|---|
| bard | n. poet |
| barefaced | dj. shameless; bold; unconcealed |
| baroque | adj. highly ornate |
| barrage | n. barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwelming profusion |
| barrister | n. conselor-at-law |
| barterer | n. trader |
| bask | v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| bastion | n. stronghold; something seen as a source of protection |
| bate | v. let down; restrain |
| bauble | n. trinket; trifle |
| bawdy | adj. indecent; obscene |
| beatific | adj. giving bliss; blissful |
| beatitude | n. blessedness; state of bliss, |
| bedizen | v. dress with vulgar finery |
| bedraggle | v. wet throughly |
| beeline | n. direct, quick route |
| befuddle | v. confuse thoroughly |
| beget | v. father; produce; give rise to |
| begrudge | v. resent |
| beguile | v. mislead or delude; cheat; pass time |
| behemoth | n. huge creature; something of mostrous size of power |
| beholden | adj. obligated; indebted |
| behoove | v. be suited to; be incumbent upon |
| belabor | v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail berbally |
| belated | adj. delated |
| beleaguer | v. besiege or attack; harass |
| belie | v. contradict; give a false impression |
| belittle | v. disparage; depreciate |
| bellicose | adj. warlike |
| belligerent | adj. quarrelsome |
| bemoan | v. lament; express disapproval of |
| bemused | adj. confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| benediction | n. blessing |
| benefactor | n. gift giver; patron |
| beneficent | adj. kindly; doing good |
| beneficial | adj. helpful; useful |
| beneficiary | n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will |
| benevolent | adj. generous; charitable |
