| breed | produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant |
| brevity | conciseness; shortness of duration |
| bridle | harness fitted about a horse's head (used to restrain); curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger |
| brim | uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim |
| brindled | tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals) |
| brink | edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon |
| brisk | quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor |
| bristle | short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly |
| bristling | rising like bristles; showing irritation |
| brittle | hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation |
| broach | introduce as a subject; moot; open up |
| brocade | rich, figured(patterned) fabric |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| broil | cook by direct heat; N. |
| bromide | platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement |
| brooch | ornamental clasp; pin |
| brood | sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time |
| brook | tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream |
| browbeat | bully; intimidate |
| browse | graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually |
| bruise | injure without breaking the skin; N. |
| brunt | main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument |
| brusque | blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice |
| buccaneer | pirate |
| bucolic | rustic; pastoral |
| buffet | strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set |
| buffoon | stupid person; clown |
| buffoonery | clowning |
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