Barron GRE word list - B | |
babble |
chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N. |
bacchanal |
noisy party with a lot of drinking |
bacchanalia |
the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus |
bacchanalian |
drunken |
backslide |
revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
backwards |
and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights |
badger |
pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal |
badinage |
teasing conversation; banter; joking talk |
baffle |
frustrate; perplex |
bait |
harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals |
baleful |
evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look |
balk |
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
ballast |
heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast |
balm |
something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees |
balmy |
soft and mild (of air); fragrant |
banal |
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed |
bandy |
discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with |
bane |
posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous |
bank |
heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning |
bantering |
joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter |
bar |
railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister |
barb |
sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark |
bard |
poet |
barefaced |
shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie |
bargain |
agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power |
baroque |
highly ornate |
barrage |
barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
barrister |
counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar |
barterer |
trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money |
base |
contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron |
bask |
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
bastard |
illegitimate child |
bastion |
stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism |
bate |
let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate |
battalion |
army unit made up of four or more companies |
bauble |
trinket; cheap jewel; trifle |
bawdy |
indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd |
bearing |
deportment; connection |
beatific |
giving or showing bliss; blissful |
beatitude |
blessedness; state of great happiness |
bedizen |
dress with vulgar finery |
bedraggle |
wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled |
beeline |
direct quick route |
befuddle |
confuse thoroughly |
beget |
father; become the father of; produce; give rise to |
begrudge |
envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
beguile |
deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile |
behemoth |
huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
beholden |
obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude |
behoove(behove) |
be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
belabor |
harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
belated |
delayed |
beleaguer |
besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset |
belie |
contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure. |
belittle |
disparage; depreciate |
bellicose |
warlike |
belligerent |
quarrelsome |
bemoan |
lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of |
bemused |
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
benediction |
blessing |
benefactor |
gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
beneficent |
kindly; doing good |
beneficial |
helpful; useful; advantageous |
beneficiary |
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will |
benefit |
advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits |
benevolent |
generous; charitable; having a wish to do good |
benign |
kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor |
benison |
blessing |
bent |
determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
bequeath |
leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest |
berate |
scold strongly |
bereaved |
deprived of (someone beloved through death) |
bereavement |
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft |
bereft |
deprived of (something valuable); lacking |
berserk |
mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited |
beseech |
beg; plead with |
beset |
harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
besiege |
surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually |
besmirch |
soil; defile; make dirty |
bestial |
beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
bestow |
confer |
betoken |
signify; indicate; be a sign of |
betray |
be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety. |
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