B vocab NSF

Question 1

badger

Answer 1

burrowing mammals

Question 2

baffling

Answer 2

extremely confusing or difficult to understand

Question 3

bandy

Answer 3

to discuss lightlyto discuss lightly

Question 4

baneful

Answer 4

seriously harmful

Question 5

banter

Answer 5

to speak to in a teasing manner

Question 6

barbiturate

Answer 6

a salt or ester of barbituric acid

Question 7

barrage

Answer 7

a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water

Question 8

basilica

Answer 8

a large oblong hall or building

Question 9

bay

Answer 9

a broad of the sea where the land curves inward

Question 10

bearing

Answer 10

a person’s way of standing or moving

Question 11

bedfellows

Answer 11

a person who shares a bed with another

Question 12

befuddled

Answer 12

confused or puzzled

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bregrudge

Answer 13

to look upon with disapproval

Question 14

beguile

Answer 14

charm or enchant

Question 15

belie

Answer 15

to give a false impression of

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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

Question 17

benchmark

Answer 17

a point of reference from which measurements may be ma

Question 18

benediction

Answer 18

the short blessing with which public worship

Question 19

beneficent

Answer 19

performing acts of kindness and charity

Question 20

benighted

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overtaken by darkness or night

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pertaining

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to belong as a part, member, accessory, or product

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benignant

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kind

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bequeath

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to give or leave or hand down

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berate

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scold or criticize

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berserk

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out of control with anger or excitement

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betrothal

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formal engagement to be married

Question 27

bevy

Answer 27

a large group of people or things of a particular kind

Question 28

bicker

Answer 28

argue about petty and trivial matters

Question 29

bigot

Answer 29

a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions

Question 30

bigotry

Answer 30

intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself

Question 31

biosphere

Answer 31

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth

Question 32

bipartisan

Answer 32

two political parties that usually oppose each other

Question 33

blandishment

Answer 33

a flattering or pleasing statement

Question 34

blasphemous

Answer 34

against God or sacred things

Question 35

bleak

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lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

Question 36

blockade

Answer 36

an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people

Question 37

bluff

Answer 37

an attempt into faking someone into believing something

Question 38

blush

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a reddening of the face especially from shame

Question 39

bobble

Answer 39

a small ball of fabric

Question 40

bode

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to announce beforehand

Question 41

bolster

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a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support

Question 42

bonsai

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a potted plant grown and trained to an artificial shape

Question 43

boondoggle

Answer 43

work or activity that is wasteful or pointless

Question 44

brandish

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to shake or wave

Question 45

bravado

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a manner of swagger | '

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brazenly

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made of brass

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brunt

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the principal force, shock, or stress

Question 48

buckle

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a fastening for two loose ends that is attached to one and holds the other by a catch

Question 49

buffalo

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heavily built wild ox with backswept horns

Question 50

bullion

Answer 50

gold or silver in bulk

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bulwark

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a strong support or protection

Question 52

bumpkin

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awkward person from the countrysid

Question 53

buoyancy

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the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid

Question 54

burly

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strongly and heavily built

Question 55

burnish

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to make shiny especially by rubbing

Question 56

bushwhack

Answer 56

live or travel in wild country

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buss

Answer 57

a kiss.

Question 58

barricade

Answer 58

obstacle