GRE High Frequency 'B'

AY (India)
High frequency words starting with 'B'
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  1. babble
    utter meaningless sounds
  2. bacchanalian
    used of riotously drunken merrymaking
  3. badger
    annoy persistently
  4. badinage
    frivolous banter
  5. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  6. bait
    something used to lure fish or other animals
  7. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  8. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  9. ballast
    any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
  10. balm
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
  11. balmy
    mild and pleasant
  12. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  13. bandy
    discuss lightly
  14. bane
    something causing misery or death
  15. banter
    light teasing repartee
  16. barb
    a point facing the main point making an arrowhead or spear
  17. bard
    a lyric poet
  18. barefaced
    with no effort to conceal
  19. baroque
    relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music
  20. barrage
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
  21. barrister
    a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
  22. barterer
    a trader who exchanges goods and not money
  23. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  24. bated
    diminished or moderated
  25. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  26. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
  27. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  28. beatitude
    a state of supreme happiness
  29. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  30. bedraggled
    limp, untidy, and soiled
  31. befuddle
    be confusing or perplexing to
  32. begotten
    generated by procreation
  33. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  34. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  35. behemoth
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  36. beholden
    under a moral obligation to someone
  37. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  38. belabor
    beat soundly
  39. belated
    after the expected or usual time
  40. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  41. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  42. bohemian
    a nonconformist who lives an unconventional life
  43. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  44. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  45. benison
    a spoken blessing
  46. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
  47. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  48. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  49. bereaved
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  50. berserk
    frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  51. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  52. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  53. bestial
    resembling an animal, especially by being vicious or cruel
  54. bestow
    give as a gift
  55. betroth
    give to in marriage
  56. bevy
    a flock of birds
  57. bicameral
    consisting of two chambers
  58. bicker
    argue over petty things
  59. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  60. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  61. bivouac
    temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  62. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  63. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  64. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  65. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  66. blighted
    affected by something that prevents growth or prosperity
  67. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  68. blowhard
    a very boastful and talkative person
  69. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  70. bode
    indicate by signs
  71. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  72. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
  73. bouillon
    a clear seasoned broth
  74. bovine
    any of various wild or domestic cattle
  75. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  76. brackish
    slightly salty
  77. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
  78. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
  79. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  80. brawn
    the trait of possessing muscular strength
  81. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  82. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  83. brindled
    having a gray or brown streak or a patchy coloring
  84. bristly
    having or covered with protective barbs or spines
  85. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  86. brocade
    thick expensive material with a raised pattern
  87. brooch
    a decorative pin
  88. brook
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  89. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  90. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  91. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  92. bugaboo
    an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  93. bullion
    a mass of precious metal
  94. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  95. bungle
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  96. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  97. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  98. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  99. buxom
    healthily plump and vigorous
Created on Sun Dec 15 03:49:55 EST 2013 (updated Mon Dec 16 10:43:20 EST 2013)

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