Barron GRE word list - B

bevy	large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
beware	be cautious (of)
bewitch	cast a spell over; captivate completely
bicameral	two-chambered as a legislative body
bicker	quarrel
bid	command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
biennial	every two years
bifurcated	divided into two branches; forked
bigot	one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
bigotry	stubborn intolerance
bilious	suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated
bilk	swindle; cheat
billow	large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows
billowing	swelling out in waves; surging
biting	sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks
bitter	having a sharp biting taste; 敬; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears
bivouac	temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.
bizarre	fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional
blackball	vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote
blanch	bleach; whiten; make white or pale
bland	soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence
blandishment	flattery
blare	loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
blase	bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
blasphemy	irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege
blatant	extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy
bleak	cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing
blemish	mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished