Tuesday, May 11, 2010

B Set1

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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