TOEFL Vocab B

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192. BACKWARD .adj. turned toward the back; reversed; out of date.

193. BADGER v. to harass; pester; heckle.

194. BAFFLE v. to frustrate; impede; confuse; perplex

195. BAN v. to forbid; prohibit, censure; disallow.

196. BARAL adj. commonplace; drearily predictable.

197. BANQUET n. a ceremonial dinner; elaborate feast.

198. BARBARITY n. cruelty; brutality; crudeness; coarseness.

199. BARRICADE n. a barrier; obstruction; mock; bulwark

200. BASE adj. low an rank; inferior; mean.

201. BASHFUL adj. shy; self-conscious; diffident.

202. BECKON v. to signal to come forward; attract; entice.

203. BEFRIEND v. to act as a friend; to assist; aid

204. BEGUILE v. to delude; amuse.

205. BEHAVIOR n. how one acts; demeanor; deportment.

206. BELATED adj. coming late; tardy.

207. BELITTLE v. to make lower or unimportant; demean.

208. BELLICOSE adj. warlike; pugnacious

209. BELLIGERENT adj. quarrelsome; bellicose; at war.

210. BELLOW n. loud utterance or noise; a roar; shout.

211. BELONGINGS n. personal possessions; things you own; effects

212. BEMUSED adj. engrossed; lost in thought; confused

213. BENEFICIAL adj. advantageous; profitable; helpful

214. BENEFICIARY n. one who receives a benefit; a recipient

215. BENEVOLENT adj. kindly; generous; charitable.

216. BENIGN adj. favorable; gentle; kind

217. BEQUEATH v. to hand down; bestow in a will

218. BERATE v. rebuke; scold

219. BESTIAL adj. savage; brutal

220. BESTOW v. to give; confer upon.

221 BEVERAGE n. a drink; any drinkable liquid

222. BEWILDER v. to confuse; perplex, puzzle

223. BICKER v. to squabble; argue; quarrel

224. BIOGRAPHY n. the life history of a person.

225. BITTER adj. unpleasant tasting; harsh; disagreeable; cruel; acrimonious.

226. BLAME v. to charge with a fault; assign responsibility.

227. BLASPHEMY n. a profanity; irreverent remark~

228. BLATANT adj. offensively loud; conspicuous; obvious.

229 BLEAK adj. desolate; barren; cold and harsh; dreary

230. BLEND v. to mix; combine together; unite.

231. BLIZZARD n. a heavy and violent snowstorm

232. BLOCK v. to obstruct; stop; impede

233. BLUNDER n. a stupid mistake; foolish act

234. BLUSH v. to turn red from embarrassment or modesty.

235. BOGUS adj. fake; counterfeit

236. BOLSTER v. to support; prop up; reinforce.

237. BORDER n. a boundary; dividing line; edge.

238. BOULDER n. a large stone

239. BOUNDARY n. a border; limit; dividing line.

240. BRAWL n. alight; noisy quarrel; fracas.

241. BREATHTAKING adj. inspiring awe; exciting; astonishing.

242. BREVITY n. briefness; conciseness; shortness.

243. BRIBE n something given illegally for a favor.

244. BRISK adj. quick; lively; energetic; invigorating.

245. BRITTLE adj fragile; easily broken; crisp.

246. BROCHURE n. a pamphlet; booklet

247. BRUSQUE adj. abrupt

248. BRUTAL adj. crud; harsh; crude; bestial

249. BUDGET n. an assignment of expenses; a monetary plan

250. BUFFOON n. clown; jester.

251. BULLY n. one who intimidates the less powerful

252. BURLY adj. big and muscular; husky; brawny; strong.

253. BUSTLING adj. busy; energetic; full of commotion and activity.