Vocabulary for CAT and Aptitude Related Exams | Set 2

Prerequisite – Vocabulary for CAT and Aptitude Related Exams
This article is about the words that appear regularly in the vocabulary part of the CAT exam and aptitude related exams.

This article is all about the words that start with the letter ‘B’.

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