babble,	chatter ugly
bacchanalian,	drunken
badger,	pester; annoy
badinage,	teasing conversation
baffle,	frustrate; perplex
bait,	harass; tease
baleful,	deadly; destructive
balk,	foil
ballast,	heavy substance used to add stability or weight
balm,	something that relieves pain
balmy,	mild; fragrant
banal,	hackneyed; commonplace; trite
bandy,	discuss lightly; exchange blows or words
bane,	cause of ruin
baneful,	ruinous; poisonous
bantering,	good-natured ridiculing
barb,	sharp projection from fishhook, etc.
blunder,	error
blurt,	utter impulsively
bode,	foreshadow; portend
bogus,	counterfeit; not authentic
boisterous,	violent; rough; noisy
bolster,	support; prop up
bombastic,	pompous; using inflated language
boorish,	rude; clownish
bouillon,	clear beef soup
bountiful,	generous; showing bounty
bourgeois,	middle class
bovine,	cowlike; placid and dull
bowdlerize,	expurgate
brackish,	somewhat saline
braggart,	boaster
bravado,	swagger; assumed air of defiance
brawn,	muscular strength; sturdiness
brazen,	insolent
breach,	breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap
breadth,	width; extent
brevity,	consciousness
brindled,	tawny or grayish with steaks or spots
bristling,	rising like bristles; showing irritation
brittle,	easy broken; difficult
broach,	open up
brocade,	rich, figured fabric
brochure,	pamphlet
brooch,	ornamental clasp
browbeat,	bully; intimidate
brusque,	blunt; abrupt
bucolic,	rustic; pastoral
buffoonery,	clowning
bugaboo,	bugbear; object of baseless terror
bullion,	gold and silver in the form of bars
bulwark,	earthwork or other strong defense
bumptious,	self-assertive
bungle,	spoil by clumsy behavior
bureaucracy,	government by bureaus
burgeon,	grow forth; send out buds
burlesque,	give an imitation that ridicules
burly,	husky; muscular
burnish,	make shiny by rubbing; polish
buttress,	support; prop up
buxom,	plump; vigorous; jolly
bard,	poet
baroque,	highly ornate
barrage,	barrier laid down by artillery fire
barrister,	counselor-at-law
barter,	trader
bask,	luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
bassoon,	reed instrument of the woodwind family
bastion,	fortress; defense
bate,	let down; restrain
bauble,	trinket; trifle
bawdy,	indecent; obscene
beatific,	giving bliss; blissful
beatitude,	blessedness; state of bliss
bedizen,	dress with vulgar finery
bedraggle,	wet thoroughly
befuddle,	confuse thoroughly
beget,	father, produce; give raise to
begrudge,	resent
beguile,	amuse; delude, cheat
behemoth,	huge creature; monstrous animal
beholden,	obligated; indebted
behoove,	be suited to, be incumbent upon
belabor,	explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attach verbally
belated,	delayed
beleaguer,	besiege
belie,	contradict; give a false impression
belittle,	disparage; depreciate
bellicose,	warlike
belligerent,	quarrelsome
bemused,	confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
benediction,	blessing
benefactor,	gift giver; patron
beneficent,	kindly; doing good
beneficiary,	person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
benevolent,	generous; charitable
benign,	kindly; favorable; not malignant
benignity,	state of being kind, benign, gracious
benison,	blessing
bent,	determined
bent,	natural talent or inclination
bequeath,	leave to someone by a will; hand down
berate,	scold strongly
bereavement,	state of being valuable or loved
bereft,	deprived of; lacking
berserk,	frenzied
beset,	harass; trouble
besmirch,	soil; defile
bestial,	beastlike; brutal
bestow,	give
betroth,	become engaged to marry
bevy,	large group
biased,	slanted; prejudiced
bicameral,	two-chambered, as a legislative body
bicker,	quarrel
biennial,	every two years
bigotry,	stubborn intolerance
bilious,	suffering from ingestion; irritable
bilk,	swindle; cheat
billowing,	rising or swelling like waves
bivouac,	temporary encampment
bizarre,	fantastic; violently contrasting
blanch,	bleach; whiten
bland,	soothing; mild, dull
blandishment,	flattery
blase,	bored with pleasure or dissipation
blasphemy,	cursing; irreverence; sacrilege
blatant,	flagrant; consciously obvious; loudly offensive
bleak,	cold; cheerless
blighted,	suffering for a disease; destroyed
blithe,	gay; joyous
bloated,	swollen or puffed as with water or air
bludgeon,	club; heavy-headed weapon
bluff,	pretense(of strength); deception; high cliff
