| A | B |
|---|
| blithe | adj. gay; joyous |
| bloated | adj. swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| blowhard | n. talkative boaster |
| bludgeon | n. club; heavy-headed weapon |
| bluff | adj. rough but good-nature |
| bluff | n. pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff |
| blunder | n. error |
| lurt | v. utter impulsively |
| bluster | v. blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully |
| bode | v. foreshadow; portend |
| bogus | adj. counterfeit; not authentic |
| bohemian | adj. unconveional (in an artistic way) |
| boisterous | adj. violent; rough; noisy |
| bolster | v. support; reinforce |
| bolt | n. door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric |
| bolt | v. dash or dart off; fasten ( a door); gobble down |
| bombardment | n. attack (as with missiles) |
| bombastic | adj. pompous; using inflated language |
| boon | n. blissing; benefit |
| boorish | adj. rude; insensitive |
| bouillon | n. clear beef soup |
