B

Question 1

balance

Answer 1

D accounted for 20% of the company’s sales, and M for the balance. This means that M provided 80% of the company’s sales.

Question 2

baldly

Answer 2

I have a bad habit. It’s to say things too baldly.

Question 3

balloon

Answer 3

During the dot-com bubble, the university’s investments ballooned to three times’ their former value.

Question 4

befall

Answer 4

The tragedy befell to his family after he died in a heart attack.

Question 5

belie

Answer 5

The data belie the accepted theory-either we’ve made a mistake, or we have an amazing new discovery on our hands!

Question 6

benevolent

Answer 6

I want to create a benevolent fund, financing low-income women’s businesses.

Question 7

Benign

Answer 7

Sam is a benign fellow. I’m sure having him assigned to your team at work will be perfectly pleasant, without changing the way you do things.

Question 8

blight

Answer 8

She is the decay of all the dramas in this company.

Question 9

backfire

Answer 9

Katy’s strict policy backfired when Dave threatened to sue the whole company.

Question 10

blunt

Answer 10

The severe side effects of this tea can be blunted when you drink it after a meal.

Question 11

blur

Answer 11

Roles are often blurred in small businesses as everyone is expected to pitch in on a variety of projects.

Question 12

bogus

Answer 12

He got caught for trying to get in a bar with a bogus ID.

Question 13

bolster

Answer 13

She asked me to use alcohol to bolster my confidence after an important interview.

Question 14

broad

Answer 14

The panel was given broad discretionary power.

Question 15

brook

Answer 15

Kim Yong Un will not brook any dissent.

Question 16

bureaucracy

Answer 16

Some government have a worse reputation for bureaucracy than others.

Question 17

bygone

Answer 17

At the nursing home, the time to reminisce about bygone days was pretty much all the time.

Question 18

bypass

Answer 18

John bypassed his manager, going straight to the company’s CEO.