Alphabet "B" | Dictionary Words - Class 6 PDF Download

100 Words Starting with "B"

1. baffle: be a mystery or bewildering to
   It baffles her physician as well, and has got doctors increasingly worried.
2. baleful: deadly or sinister
   His glance fell on Van Bleit, pallid, red-eyed, obviously suffering, observing him with the baleful look of some savage captive beast.
3. balk: refuse to proceed or comply
   Congressional Republicans, particularly in the House of Representatives, have balked at raising the debt ceiling unless it is accompanied by significant spending cuts.
4. ballad: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
   And in the encore there was a new ballad, “Silent Treatment,” which Ms. Bryan sang gently, backed only by Mr. Dafydd on acoustic guitar.
5. ban: prohibit especially by law or social pressure
   That’s why gambling and wagers are heavily regulated or banned outright in nearly every country.
6. banal: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
   Not bare or messy — that might be interesting — just banal.
7. bane: something causing misery or death
   Knee pain is the bane of many runners, sometimes causing them to give up altogether.
8. banish: expel, as if by official decree
   He, however, was destined never to return but was proscribed and banished.
9. banter: converse in a playful or teasing way
   Instead, they bantered, enthused, tripped over each other's words and generally offered their audience the warmest welcome imaginable.
10. barbaric: without civilizing influences
    The law was immediately hailed as a victory by animal welfare groups over what they consider to be a barbaric and outdated practice.
11. barrage: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
    They destroyed army communications, local cellphone towers and laid down a barrage of mortar fire.
12. barren: providing no shelter or sustenance
    New homes are sprouting from farmland once irrigated by the nearby Tigris River but rendered barren by war and neglect.
13. bastion: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
    Dinner over, melons disposed of, fort, stores, and quarters examined, arrangements were made for sleeping in the various sheds and bastions of the fort.
14. bathetic: effusively or insincerely emotional
    Taken together, her tribulations have the makings of bathetic melodrama.
15. bearing: characteristic way of holding one's body
    He thought her face, her whole bearing, singularly composed in view of his announcement.
16. beckon: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
    Ten minutes more and the orderly opened the door, and, obedient to my beckoning finger, stepped out as the lady was ushered in.
17. bedlam: a state of extreme confusion and disorder
    With more than 190 people killed and hundreds wounded just three days before the country’s general election, Spain was thrown into political bedlam.
18. befuddle: be confusing or perplexing to
    But regulators are profiling data to help find patterns in trading activity that previously would have left regulators befuddled and scratching their heads.
19. beguile: attract; cause to be enamored
    This is such an entertaining, beguiling, charming and exciting picture.
20. behemoth: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
    Behemoths like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and UBS have snapped up numerous small firms to create industry giants.
21. beholden: under a moral obligation to someone
    Now, this obligation has offended me very much, because I am proud, and do not like to be beholden to people.
22. behoove: be appropriate or necessary
    The Hamburg magistrates had offered one hundred thalers for my arrest; consequently it behooved me to be very cautious.
23. belie: be in contradiction with
    Tang's congenial and accommodating administrative style, however, sometimes belies a harder edge.
24. belittle: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
    A splendid or an affecting story may be degraded or belittled by being told in an unworthy style.
25. bellicose: having or showing a ready disposition to fight
    So far from unduly fostering a bellicose spirit tending to war, these would be tactful preventives of wasteful foreign and civil broils.
26. belligerent: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    He was carrying his war tools and stood facing me for an instant in quite a belligerent attitude.
27. bemoan: regret strongly
    Facing life-threatening surgery, Adam calls his therapist and bemoans all the things he’s never done.
28. bemused: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    Alternately bemused, puzzled, and intrigued, he read it over again and again.
29. benefactor: a person who helps people or institutions
    Even world-class universities such as Oxford and Cambridge live off "old money" from property assets and a few key benefactors.
30. benevolent: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
    Invariably gentle, attentive, serious, benevolent, easily satisfied, he remained serene and peaceful.
31. benign: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
    But its images cannot distinguish malignant tumors from benign growths filled with harmless breast tissue.
32. bequeath: leave or give, especially by will after one's death
    The widow lived for a few years, and, at her death, he bequeathed upon the daughter of his adoption all that his mother possessed.
33. berate: censure severely or angrily
    At almost every move through the drill he berated them caustically, though in such faultless military language of reproof as to keep him from censure.
34. bereavement: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
    The team also helps the patients' families, instructing them in caring techniques and providing bereavement counseling after death.
35. beseech: ask for or request earnestly
    Mr. Binney pleaded and besought, but all to no avail, and left his Tutor's presence at last, a disgraced and despairing man.
36. besiege: surround so as to force to give up
    The troops in the Potomac army were all lying in front of Petersburg, under fire day and night, preparing to besiege the place.
37. besmirch: smear so as to make dirty or stained
    Because the dealer, widely respected in the Zurich art world, did not want his reputation besmirched, he agreed to settle the claim out of court.
38. bestow: present
    There was stillness in the room—utter stillness as at last Percivale laid his sleeping wife down, and, bending over her, bestowed a parting kiss.
39. betrothed: the person to whom you are engaged
    Perhaps he thinks an engaged young lady should be demure and dutiful, having no eyes or ears for any one except her betrothed.
40. bewildered: extremely confused and uncertain what to do
    Only the most commonplace things were said, and yet she puzzled him, bewildered him.
41. bias: influence in an unfair way
    Analytical thinking happens in the left hemisphere of the brain and is essential to making more objective, less biased decisions.
42. bicker: argue over petty things
    At times it felt like the candidates had already talked themselves out on the big themes and could only bicker over table scraps.
43. bifurcated: divided into or made up of two parts
    Like Lost, it’s story, at least at first, is bifurcated, taking place half in the magical world, half in ours.
44. bilateral: affecting or undertaken by two parties
    Economic issues took up about half of the bilateral talks between the two leaders, said a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
45. billowing: characterized by great swelling waves or surges
    It was here that the Army cooked up chemical weapons, launched poison-packed mortar shells and sent gas clouds billowing over the fields.
46. binge: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
    The government surveys showed binge drinking - having more than five drinks in one day  increased among all ethnic groups and genders, but particularly among men.
47. blanch: turn pale, as if in fear
    Officers and men stood aghast, with blanched faces, scarce knowing how to act.
48. bland: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
    Many critics were less than enamored with the kind of “easy listening” Mr. Williams embodied, deriding his approach as bland and unchallenging.
49. blandishment: flattery intended to persuade
    He had expected coaxings, blandishments, the pleadings and wiles with which Virginia the elder had made him so intimately acquainted.
50. blare: make a strident sound
    First there were trumpets; then brasses blared and drums rumbled.
51. blase: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
    Dull-eyed, blase, frayed by the social whirl, worn out, pulseless, all of them.
52. blasphemy: profane language
    Instead of becoming silent, he poured forth a fresh storm of blasphemy; and continued cursing all the time I remained within hearing.
53. blatant: conspicuously and offensively loud
    Then there was great shouting among the Sophomores, with much blatant, exultant cheering.
54. bleak: offering little or no hope
    Although the situation looks bleak, there’s still room for hope, he said.
55. blemish: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something
    Fine red lines often can be seen just under the skin, and some people also experience pimplelike blemishes.
56. blithe: carefree and happy and lighthearted
    Deep down inside her being something sang; outside, the carolling of the lark continued, blithe and joyous in the breaking dawn.
57. blunder: an embarrassing mistake
    The candidate's first name was misspelled "John" on media badges, a blunder later repeated in some campaign mailings.
58. blunt: characterized by directness in manner or speech
    Even my lady, so blunt and outspoken by nature, had shrunk from trying to question the Dutch girl about her lover.
59. blurt: utter impulsively
    But after that momentary pause he blurted out, "Is everything all right, Benny?"
60. bluster: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
    Ling was no longer an incarnate monster, a blustering, boisterous bully.
61. boast: possess or display some desirable feature
    A pompous, boasting sort of man, I did not like him at all.
62. bode: indicate by signs
    "Her early recovery is very promising," and bodes well for further improvement, he said.
63. bogus: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
    Also, Tello allegedly put the wrong address on the letter and included fake bar codes and bogus fax and telephone numbers, they said.
64. bohemian: a nonconformist who lives an unconventional life
    Bohemians were typically urban, liberal in outlook, but with few visible political passions and, above all, creative.
65. boisterous: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
    Boys drinking champagne at adjacent tables were calling across to each other with boisterous merriment.
66. bolster: support and strengthen
    Manufacturing bolstered the nation’s economic recovery in March, according to data released Monday, with companies reporting strong gains in production and employment.
67. bombardment: an attack by dropping explosive devices
    He made up air raids and heavy bombardments and fairly tore up the village in which he was living.
68. bombastic: ostentatiously lofty in style
    Once, only, your workmanship was not marred by schemes for titillating effects, for sensational contrasts, for grandiose and bombastic expression.
69. boon: something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
    The drilling has been an economic boon - creating jobs and reducing dependence on foreign energy.
70. boorish: ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
    He becomes boorish, subject to fits of passion, violent and unaccountable.
71. bountiful: producing in abundance
    The wheat harvest that year was so bountiful that grain overflowed storage facilities.
72. bourgeois: being of the property-owning class
    This future son-in-law is very young, and remarkably good looking; he belongs to the upper bourgeois, even bordering on the nobility.
73. bout: a period of illness
    While out of work, struggling financially, and single-handedly responsible for three children, Pauline had several bouts of depression during which she felt completely isolated.
74. bovine: any of various wild or domestic cattle
    We can see handsome bovines at any fat cattle show.
75. bowdlerize: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    Being an iconic classic, however, hasn’t protected “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from being banned, bowdlerized and bleeped.
76. boycott: refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
    In what became known as the Chilean Winter, students at university campuses and high schools across the country organized strikes, boycotted classes and occupied buildings.
77. brackish: slightly salty
    The waters of West Africa, salt, brackish, and fresh abound with fish, and many kinds are, if properly cooked, excellent eating.
78. braggadocio: vain and empty boasting
    Biggie talks about money and drugs, but “Juicy” contains no braggadocio, no empty boasts.
79. braggart: a very boastful and talkative person
    In his cups he was a witty, though arrogant, braggart.
80. brandish: exhibit aggressively
    Yelling, shouting, and brandishing their weapons, the insurgents poured down.
81. brash: offensively bold
    Mr. Lancman, 43, is known for his brash, relentless and ambitious style.
82. bravado: a swaggering show of courage
    All their courage and bravado was gone, and now, like the miserable cowards that they were, they had sought safety in flight.
83. brawl: a noisy fight in a crowd
    The slightest quarrel, the most commonplace street brawl are pretexts for rival factions to come out in battle array.
84. brawn: the trait of possessing muscular strength
    He believes Hollywood has often have had an over-reliance on physical brawn as the deciding factor for portraying a strong man.
85. brazen: unrestrained by convention or propriety
    House has saved two lives, but Foreman is furious at his brazen disregard for the rules.
86. breach: make an opening or gap in
    Just look at how hackers breached the accounts of Google’s mail service in the past year, other RIM executives have noted.
87. breadth: the extent of something from side to side
    On the left side were also two store-houses, each thirty-six paces long by twelve in breadth, covered with shingles.
88. brevity: the attribute of being short or fleeting
    Brevity is key; journalists do not have a lot of time.
89. brink: the limit beyond which something happens or changes
    Patterson often asked Groce to ease up in Taylor's demanding timed conditioning drills, noticing he was on the brink of hyperventilating from pushing his limits.
90. brisk: quick and energetic
    The rooms were scrupulously clean, the table service brisk and punctual.
91. broach: bring up a topic for discussion
    Funeral directors must also navigate a topic that, even under normal circumstances, can prove uncomfortable to broach: money.
92. brood: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
    In fact, a daunting quietness brooded over the spot.
93. browbeat: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
    For ten minutes he bullied and browbeat the luckless sergeant, whose men had not been responsible for opening fire.
94. brunt: the main part, especially of a force or shock
    While Texas, an epicenter now for wildfires and crop losses, is taking the brunt of the drought, surrounding states are also suffering.
95. bucolic: idyllically rustic
    He is glad when he sees men busy fishing, planting, and hunting, and engaged in all manner of bucolic occupations.
96. buffoon: a rude or vulgar fool
    They were sluggards, buffoons, dimwits, liars, brutes, and—without exception—drunks.
97. buoyant: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
    By nature he was sunny and buoyant, taking life as he found it.
98. burden: a serious or difficult concern
    Reconstruction spending is adding to the nation's huge debt burden.
99. bureaucracy: unnecessary procedures that obstruct action
    Professors and graduate students have benefited from improved working conditions, quicker turnaround for photocopying and scanning, and decreased bureaucracy and red tape.
100. burgeon: grow and flourish
     Elsewhere, rising prices highlight a more basic problem: making sure farm productivity keeps pace with burgeoning populations.