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Question 1

balk (v.)

Answer 1

to stop, block abruptly

Question 2

ballad (n.)

Answer 2

a love song

Question 3

banal (adj.)

Answer 3

dull, commonplace

Question 4

bane (n.)

Answer 4

a burden

Question 5

bard (n.)

Answer 5

a poet, often a singer as well

Question 6

bashful (adj.)

Answer 6

shy, excessively timid (Frankie’s mother told him not to be bashful when he refused to attend the birthday party.) battery 1.(n.) a device that supplies power (Most cars run on a combination of power from a battery and gasoline.) 2. (n.)assault, beating

Question 7

beguile (v.)

Answer 7

to trick, deceive

Question 8

behemoth (n.)

Answer 8

something of tremendous power or size

Question 9

benevolent (adj.)

Answer 9

marked by goodness or doing good

Question 10

benign (adj.)

Answer 10

favorable, not threatening, mild

Question 11

bequeath (v.)

Answer 11

to pass on, give

Question 12

berate (v.)

Answer 12

to scold vehemently

Question 13

bereft (adj.)

Answer 13

devoid of, without

Question 14

beseech (v.)

Answer 14

to beg, plead, implore

Question 15

bias (n.)

Answer 15

a tendency, inclination, prejudice

Question 16

bilk (v.)

Answer 16

cheat, defraud

Question 17

blandish (v.)

Answer 17

to coax by using flattery

Question 18

blemish (n.)

Answer 18

an imperfection, flaw (The dealer agreed to lower the price because of the many blemishes on the surface of the wooden furniture.) blight 1. (n.) a plague, disease (The potato blight destroyed the harvest and bankrupted many families.) 2. (n.) something that destroys hope

Question 19

boisterous (adj.)

Answer 19

loud and full of energy

Question 20

bombastic (adj.)

Answer 20

excessively confident, pompous

Question 21

boon (n.)

Answer 21

a gift or blessing

Question 22

bourgeois (n.)

Answer 22

a middle-class person, capitalist

Question 23

brazen (adj.)

Answer 23

excessively bold, brash

Question 24

brusque (adj.)

Answer 24

short, abrupt, dismissive (The captain’s brusque manner offended the passengers.) buffet 1. (v.) to strike with force (The strong winds buffeted the ships, threatening to capsize them.) 2. (n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table

Question 25

burnish (v.)

Answer 25

to polish, shine (His mother asked him to burnish the silverware before setting the table.) buttress 1. (v.) to support, hold up (The column buttresses the roof above the statue.) 2. (n.) something that offers support

Question 26

butress

Answer 26

to strengthen or defend