Week 3 Flashcards
Beret, n.
A soft flat visorless cap of woolen material originally worn by Basque peasants.
Bibliography, n.
A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.
Billionaire, n.
A person whose wealth amounts to at least a billion dollars, pounds, or the equivalent in other currency.
Binoculars, n.
A handheld optical instrument composed of two telescopes and a focusing device and usually having prisms to increase magnifying ability.
Blemish, n.
Defect, flaw.
Blizzard, n.
A severe and prolonged snowstorm.
Boisterous, adj.
Rough and stormy; violent.
Boomerang, n.
A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
Boulevard, n.
A broad thoroughfare often having grass plots with trees along the center or between curbings and sidewalks.
Boundary, n.
Something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
Boycott, v.
To combine against (a person, employer, a group of persons, or a nation) in a policy of suspension of dealings
Briefcase, n.
A portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books.
Brilliant, adj.
Marked by unusual and impressive intellectual acuteness.
Buccaneer, n.
One of the pirates preying upon Spanish ships and settlements, esp. in the West Indies in the 17th Century.
Buffalo, n.
A large wild ox with a shaggy mane and short horns that was once abundant on the central and western plainsof the United States.
Buoyant, adj.
Able to regain high spirits after depression; lighthearted.
Bureaucracy, n.
A system of administration marked by lack of initiative and flexibility, by indifference to human needs or public opinion, and by a tendency to defer decisions to superiors or to impede action with red tape.
Bureaucrat, n.
A member of the whole body of non-elected government officials.
Bursar, n.
An administrative officer (as of a monastery or college) in charge of funds; treasurer.
Butterscotch, n.
A hard candy made by boiling together brown sugar, corn syrup, and water.
Buttress, n.
A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.
Cafeteria, n.
A self-service restaurant or lunchroom.
Cajole, v.
To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle.
Calculator, n.
A device used for computing amounts.
