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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 6
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:14:55 星期一), 站内信件
bard poet
barefaced shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no co
vering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie
unregenerate making no attempt to change one's bad practices
baroque highly ornate
barrage barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large n
umber of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism
barrister counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
solicitor lawyer in the lower court of law
barterer trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather tha
n money
bask luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
luxuriate take pleasure in great comfort
bastion stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last b
astion of male chauvinism
bate let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated bre
ath; CF. abate
bauble trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
bawdy indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd
beatific giving or showing bliss; blissful
bliss complete happiness; ADJ. blissful
beatitude blessedness; state of great happiness
mystic of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF.
mysticism
bedizen dress with vulgar finery
finery beautiful clothes for a special occasion
bedraggle wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled
beeline direct quick route
befuddle confuse thoroughly
fuddle make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: conf
used
beget father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
begrudge envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge
him his success.
grudge deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
beguile deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or a
ttract; Ex. beguiling smile
behemoth huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
beholden obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitu
de
behoove(behove) be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex.
It behooves one to do.
belabor harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a
ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
belated delayed
beleaguer besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
belie contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales beli
ed our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
belittle disparage; depreciate
bellicose warlike
belligerent quarrelsome
bemoan lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
bemused confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
benediction blessing
benefactor gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a
good purpose
beneficent kindly; doing good
beneficial helpful; useful; advantageous
beneficiary person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy o
r will
benefit advantage; anything that brings help, advantage, or profit; money p
rovided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment;
Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefi
ts
benevolent generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
benign kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor
benison blessing
bent determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent
or inclination
bequeath leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequ
est
berate scold strongly
bereavement state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state
of being bereaved or bereft
bereaved deprived of (someone beloved through death)
bereft deprived of (something valuable); lacking
berserk mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited
beseech beg; plead with
beset harass or trouble from all directions; hem in
hem surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
besiege surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continual
ly
besmirch soil; defile; make dirty
bestial beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
bestow confer
betoken signify; indicate; be a sign of
token outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude
betray be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembli
ng hands betray her anxiety.
betroth become engaged to marry
bevy large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
bicameral two-chambered as a legislative body
bicker quarrel
biennial every two years
bifurcated divided into two branches; forked
bigotry stubborn intolerance
bigot one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
intolerant not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own;
CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate
bilious suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritab
le; easily irritated
bilk swindle; cheat
billowing swelling out in waves; surging
billow large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, sw
ell, roll in billows
swell long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.
surge powerful movement of or like a wave; V.
bivouac temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.
bizarre fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconv
entional
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
screech unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.
dazzle make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder
blase bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
blasphemy irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy th
ings; 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
blighted suffering from a disease; destroyed
blight plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy
blithe(blithesome) gay; joyous
bloated (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air
blowhard talkative boaster; braggart
bludgeon club; heavy-headed weapon; V.
bluff pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-na
ture
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