 | babble : v. talk in a way that is difficult or impossible to understand |
| bacchanal : n. (dated or fml ) bout of noisy, drunken merrymaking .bacchana-lian adj |
| bacchanalia : orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus |
| bacchanalian : [ bacchanalia: ] [often cap] orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus |
| backslide : v. lapse from good ways into one's former bad ways of living |
| badger : n. animal of the weasel family, grey with black and white stripes on its head, living in holes in the ground and moving about at night . |
| badinage : n. playful teasing; banter ; |
| baffle : v. be too difficult for to understand; puzzle |
| bait : n. food or imitation food put on a hook to catch fish or placed in nets, traps, etc to attract prey |
| baleful : adj. threatening evil or harm; menacing |
| balk : n. thick, roughly-squared wooden beam |
| ballast : n. heavy material placed in a ship's hold to keep it steady |
| balm : n. sweet-smelling oil or ointment obtained from certain types of tree, used for soothing pain or for healing , |
| balmy : adj. (of air) gentle and pleasantly warm |
| banal : adj. commonplace; uninteresting |
| bandy : v. (idm ) bandy `words (with sb) (dated ) exchange words, etc, esp when quarrelling |
| bane : n. the bane of sb's existence/life cause of sb's ruin or trouble |
| bank : n. land sloping up along each side of a river or canal; ground near a river |
| bantering : adj. playfully teasing |
| bar : n. piece of solid material |
| barb : n. point of an arrow, a fish-hook, etc curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out . |
| bard : n. minstrel |
| barefaced : adj. impudent; shameless |
| bargain : n. agreement in which both or all sides promise to do sth for each other |
| baroque : adj. n highly ornate style fashionable in the arts (esp architecture) in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries , |
| barrage : n. barrier built across a river to store water for irrigation, prevent flooding, etc |
| barrister :n. lawyer who has the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts |
| barterer :[ barter: ] to trade (goods, services, etc.) in exchange for other goods, services, etc., rather than for money |
| base :n. lowest part of sth, esp the part on which it rests or is supported |
| bask : v. ~ sit or lie enjoying warmth |
| bastard : n. illegitimate child |
| bastion : n. part of a fortification that projects from the rest |
| bate : let down; restrain |
| battalion : n. army unit composed of several companies and forming part of a regiment or brigade |
| bauble : n. showy ornament of little value |
| bawdy :adj. amusing in a coarse or indecent way |
| bearing : n. way of standing, walking, etc; deportment |
| beatific : adj. showing or giving great joy and serenity; blissful |
| beatitude : n. great happiness; blessedness ; |
| bedizen : dress with vulgar finery |
| bedraggle : wet thoroughly |
| beeline : the most direct route between two places |
| befuddle : confuse thoroughly |
beget | v. (arch ) be the father of (sb) |
begrudge | v. resent or be dissatisfied with |
beguile | charm (sb) |
behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
beholden | adj. ~ to sb (dated or fml ) owing thanks or indebted to sb |
behoove | n. suited to ; incumbent upon |
belabor | to explain or insist on excessively |
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