S.No. |
Word |
Definition |
1 |
babble |
to talk foolishly or like a small child |
2 |
babel |
a scene of confusion of noises, sounds, etc. |
3 |
bacchanalia |
orgy, wild-drunken party |
4 |
badinage |
playful talk |
5 |
badger |
to nag, annoy, an animal |
6 |
bagatelle |
a thing of little value, trifle, game |
7 |
bailiff |
A law officer who collects property of those who cannot pay debts |
8 |
bait |
to persecute; a piece of food put in a trap to attract |
9 |
balderdash |
an odd mixture, nonsense |
10 |
baleful |
harmful; ominous; causing evil |
11 |
balk |
obstacle; purposely to get on the way of |
12 |
banal |
trite, commonplace |
13 |
baneful |
causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive |
14 |
banter |
playful teasing |
15 |
barbaric |
primitive, uncivilized, cruel |
16 |
baritone |
the range of a male voice between tenor and bass |
17 |
barrage |
artificial obstacle |
18 |
bashful |
easily embarrassed |
19 |
bask |
enjoy warmth and light |
20 |
bastion |
any strong defense |
21 |
bauble |
a trinket, worthless thing |
22 |
baulk |
the stumbling block, to hinder |
23 |
bawdy |
indecent, obscene |
24 |
beacon |
a light used for warning or guiding |
25 |
beatify |
to bless; make happy or ascribe a virtue to |
26 |
bedlam |
any place or situation with noise and confusion |
27 |
bedraggle |
to make wet, limp or dirty |
28 |
befuddle |
to confuse, perplex |
29 |
begrudge |
to resent another’s success |
30 |
beguile |
to misled or deprive of |
31 |
behest |
a command or earnest request |
32 |
belabor |
beat hard |
33 |
beleaguer |
to besiege by encircling, to harass |
34 |
bellicose |
belligerent; pugnacious; warlike |
35 |
belligerent |
waging war |
36 |
benefactor |
person who has given help |
37 |
benevolence |
wish or activity in doing good |
38 |
benison |
blessing |
39 |
bequeath |
to leave to another by one’s will |
40 |
bequest |
arrangement to give something at death |
41 |
berate |
scold sharply |
42 |
bereave |
to leave in a sad or lonely state, as by death |
43 |
bereft |
rob or dispossess of something |
44 |
berserk |
in or into a violent rage or frenzy |
45 |
besiege |
to overwhelm, surround |
46 |
besmirch |
to soil, to damage the reputation |
47 |
besotted |
made silly or stupid by love |
48 |
bestial |
like a beast |
49 |
bewilder |
puzzle; confuse |
50 |
bibulous |
addicted to or fond of alcoholic liquor |
51 |
bibliophile |
one who loves or collects books |
52 |
bilious |
bad-tempered |
53 |
bilk |
to cheat |
54 |
billingsgate |
foul, vulgar, abusive talk |
55 |
bionic |
very strong, skilful |
56 |
bivouac |
a temporary encampment in the open |
57 |
bizarre |
odd, grotesque |
58 |
bland |
uninteresting |
59 |
blandishment |
flattery, coaxing |
60 |
blasphemy |
profone, abuse of god or sacred things |
61 |
blatant |
boldly conspicuous or obtrusive |
62 |
bleary |
dim or blurred |
63 |
blemish |
to mar or spoil, a defeat |
64 |
blithe |
cheerful; causal; carefree |
65 |
bludgeon |
a short club with a heavy end |
66 |
bluestocking |
a woman pretending to have literacy taste |
67 |
bodkin |
a thick, blunt needle |
68 |
bogus |
sham, counterfeit, not genuine |
69 |
boisterous |
loud, noisy, lacking restraint |
70 |
bolster |
give greatly needed support |
71 |
bonmot |
a clever or witty remark |
72 |
boorish |
crude, offensive, rude |
73 |
bounteous |
generous, abundant |
74 |
bourgeois |
middle class |
75 |
bouvine |
of an ox or cow, slow and stupid |
76 |
brainchild |
a person’s own idea |
77 |
braggart |
an offensively boastful person |
78 |
brash |
hasty, rush, cheeky, saucy |
79 |
brass |
an alloy of copper and zinc |
80 |
bravado |
pretended courage or feigned confidence |
81 |
bravura |
boldness, dashing style |
82 |
brazen |
shameless, bold |
83 |
breach |
a violation, gap, opening, broken place, breaking |
84 |
brevity |
brief |
85 |
brittle |
easily broken |
86 |
broach |
bring up, announce, begin to talk about |
87 |
brook |
not allow, a small stream |
88 |
browbeat |
to intimidate |
89 |
brusque |
rough and abrupt in manner of speech |
90 |
buccaneer |
pirate |
91 |
bucolic |
rural, rustic |
92 |
bugbear |
source of annoyance or fear |
93 |
bulbous |
swollen, shaped like a bulb |
94 |
bulwark |
a defence |
95 |
bumptious |
disagreeably conceited |
96 |
burgeon |
grow forth, send out buds |
97 |
burgress |
citizen broadly comic |
98 |
burlesque |
any satirical invitation |
99 |
buoyant |
able to float; light-hearted |
100 |
burnish |
to polish, rub to a shine |
101 |
buttress |
a strong support |