List 4

Question 1

bemoan

Answer 1

vt.

to express deep grief or distress over

Question 2

bend

Answer 2

vi.

to make submissive; subdue, compromise

Question 3

benediction

Answer 3

n.

the invocation of a blessing

Question 4

beneficent

Answer 4

adj.

doing or producing good; especially: performing acts of kindness and charity

Question 5

benign

Answer 5

adj.
showing kindness and gentleness
favorable, wholesome

Question 6

bequest

Answer 6

n.

something bequeathed; legacy

Question 7

berate

Answer 7

v.

to scold or condemn vehemently and at length

Question 8

beseech

Answer 8

v.

to request earnestly; implore

Question 9

besmirch

Answer 9

v.

sully, soil

Question 10

betray

Answer 10

vt.

to deliver to an enemy by treachery

Question 11

bewilder

Answer 11

vt.

to cause to lose one’s bearings

Question 12

bewitching

Answer 12

adj.

capturing interest as if by a spell

Question 13

bibliography

Answer 13

n.

a list often with descriptive or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author

Question 14

bibliophile

Answer 14

n.

a lover of books especially for qualities of format; also: a book collector

Question 15

bigot

Answer 15

n.

a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices

Question 16

bit

Answer 16

n.

the jaws of tongs or pincers

Question 17

bland

Answer 17

adj.

not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating; soothing

Question 18

blandishment

Answer 18

n.

something that tends to coax or cajole; allurement

Question 19

blase

Answer 19

adj.

apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment

Question 20

blast

Answer 20

n.

a violent gust of wind

Question 21

blatant

Answer 21

adj.

completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner: brazen

Question 22

blazon

Answer 22

vt.

to publish widely: proclaim

Question 23

blemish

Answer 23

v.
n.
to spoil by a flaw

Question 24

blight

Answer 24

n.

a disease or injury of plants resulting in withering, cessation of growth, and death of parts without rotting

Question 25

bliss

Answer 25

n. | complete happiness

Question 26

blunder

Answer 26

v. n. a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, igorance, or carelessness

Question 27

blunt

Answer 27

adj. | to make less sharp or definite

Question 28

blur

Answer 28

v. | to make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure

Question 29

blurb

Answer 29

n. | a brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket

Question 30

blurt

Answer 30

vt. | to utter abruptly and impulsively, usually used with out

Question 31

bluster

Answer 31

vt. | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats

Question 32

boding

Answer 32

n. | an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil: portent

Question 33

boggle

Answer 33

vi. | to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples

Question 34

boisterous

Answer 34

adj. | noisily turbulent: rowdy

Question 35

bolster

Answer 35

n. v. a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing

Question 36

bombast

Answer 36

n. | pretentious inflated speech or writing

Question 37

bonhomie

Answer 37

n. | good-natured easy friendliness

Question 38

boo

Answer 38

v. | to deride especially by uttering boo

Question 39

boon

Answer 39

n. | benefit, favor

Question 40

boor

Answer 40

n. | a rude or insensitive person

Question 41

bootless

Answer 41

adj. | useless, unprofitable

Question 42

bore

Answer 42

vt. | to make a hole by or as if by boring

Question 43

bottleneck

Answer 43

n. adj. the narrow part of a bottle near the top

Question 44

bound

Answer 44

``` n. to make secure by tying to confine, restrain, or restrict as if with bonds to put under an obligation to constrain with legal authority ```

Question 45

box

Answer 45

vi. | to fight with the fists; engage in boxing

Question 46

bracing

Answer 46

adj. | giving strength, vigor or freshness

Question 47

bracket

Answer 47

n. an overhanging menber that projects from a structure (as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle

Question 48

braggart

Answer 48

n. | a loud arrogant boaster

Question 49

braid

Answer 49

v. | made by interwining three or more strands

Question 50

brake

Answer 50

n. | to retard or stop by a brake

Question 51

brash

Answer 51

adj. | done in haste without regard for consequences

Question 52

brassy

Answer 52

adj. | being shamelessly bold

Question 53

brattish

Answer 53

an ill-mannered annoying child

Question 54

bravura

Answer 54

adj. | marked by an ostentatious display of skill

Question 55

brazen

Answer 55

marked by contemptuous boldness

Question 56

breach

Answer 56

v. n. to make a breach in

Question 57

breezeway

Answer 57

n, | a roofed often open passage connecting two buildings (as a house and garage) or halves of a building

Question 58

brevity

Answer 58

n. | shortness or conciseness of expression

Question 59

bribe

Answer 59

n. v. to induce or influence by or as if by bribery

Question 60

bridle

Answer 60

v. | to restrain, check or control with or as if with a bridle

Question 61

brisk

Answer 61

adj. | keenly alert: lively

Question 62

bristle

Answer 62

n. v. to take on an aggressive attitude or appearance(as in response to a slight)

Question 63

brittle

Answer 63

adj. | easily broken, cracked, or snapped

Question 64

broach

Answer 64

v. | to open for the first time

Question 65

bromide

Answer 65

n.溴化物（镇静药用），平庸的人或事 | a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion

Question 66

browbeat

Answer 66

vt. | discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Question 67

bruit

Answer 67

vt. n. to noise abroad; report

Question 68

buck

Answer 68

v. | to refuse assent; balk

Question 69

bucket

Answer 69

n. | a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids

Question 70

bucolic

Answer 70

adj. | ralating to or typical of rural life

Question 71

budge

Answer 71

vi. | to give away; yield

Question 72

buffoon

Answer 72

n. | a ludicrous figure; clown

Question 73

bulge

Answer 73

n. | a protuberant or swollen part or place

Question 74

bully

Answer 74

n. | one habitually cruel to others who are weaker

Question 75

bumble

Answer 75

vi. | walk unsteadily

Question 76

bumper

Answer 76

n. | a device for absorbing shock or preventing damage

Question 77

bumpkinly

Answer 77

adj | awkwardly simple and provincial

Question 78

bumptious

Answer 78

adj. | presumptuously, obtusely and often noisilly self-assertive; obtrusive

Question 79

bungle

Answer 79

v. | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly

Question 80

buoy

Answer 80

vt. | support, uplift

Question 81

buoyant

Answer 81

adj. capable of floating cheerful, gay

Question 82

burgeon

Answer 82

v. | to grow and expand rapidly; flourish

Question 83

burial

Answer 83

n. | the act or process of burying

Question 84

burlesque

Answer 84

n. | mockery usually by caricature

Question 85

burnish

Answer 85

v. | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing

Question 86

burrow

Answer 86

n. v. to construct by tunneling

Question 87

busybody

Answer 87

n. | an officious or inquisitive person

Question 88

butt

Answer 88

v. | to thrust or push head foremost; strike with the head or horns

Question 89

buttress

Answer 89

n. vt. a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building

Question 90

byline

Answer 90

n. | a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article or book giving the writer's name

Question 91

cabal

Answer 91

n. the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpation especially in public affairs

Question 92

cache

Answer 92

n. | a hiding place used especially for storing provisions

Question 93

cachet

Answer 93

n. | an indication of approved or superior status

Question 94

cacophony

Answer 94

n. | harsh or discordant sound; dissonance

Question 95

cadet

Answer 95

n. | one in training for a military or naval commission; especially : a student in a service academy

Question 96

cadge

Answer 96

v. | beg, sponge

Question 97

caisson

Answer 97

n. | a usually 2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition attachable to a horse-drawn limber

Question 98

cajole

Answer 98

v. | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance, coax

Question 99

calcify

Answer 99

vi. | to make inflexible or unchangable

Question 100

calibrate

Answer 100

vt. | to determine, rectify or make the graduations of