Vocabulary but all the words I don't know- B

babel

Loud confused sound

Bacillus

1. Microscopic bacteria that can cause disease

2. Any of the rod-shaped bacteria

Bah

Noise maybe show that one thinks somebody/something is foolish, unimportant, or annoying

Bailif

1. Officer of the law who assists a Sheriff

2. A man who looks after the estate or property of someone else

Baize

Dick, heavy, woolen Cloth

Bakelite

Type of plastic material often found for insulating electrical equipment

Balaclava

Type of knitted hat, which covers his ears, back of the head, and chin

Balderdash

Nonsense

Bale

Quantity tied together to be carried by a ship, lorry, airplane, etc.

Baleful

Full of evil or wickedness

Baulk

To refuse or be unwilling to use something or do something

Ballast

Heavy material which is carried in a ship to keep it steady

Ballistics

The science of guns and bombs

Balm

Thing which makes one feel less unhappy

Balmy

1. Sweet smelling

2. Gentle and mild

Balsa

A type of very light wood

Balustrade

A type of open railing

Banal

in no way unusual or interesting

Bandy

1. Bent outwards

2. To exchange words when arguing with somebody

Banns

Notice that is read out in a church that is certain man and women are going to be married

Bantam

A small type of chicken

Barbiturate

A type of strong drug, used for making one sleep

Baroque

In the style of art/architecture found in Europe from about 1550 to 1750 that has a great deal of ornament and many curved shapes

Badinage

friendly joking

Barrister

An English lawyer who speaks in a court of law

bassoon

a type of musical wind instrument

Baste

1. to pour hot liquid over meat which is being roasted

2. to attach pieces of cloth with long stitches

Bastion

the projecting part of a wall used for defense

bated

in great fear, interest, wonder, anxiety, etc.

bathos

sudden drop in writing or speech from something very important to something ordinary and uninteresting

battalion

a large military unit

batten

1. eat greedily at someone else’s expense

2. to to fix securely

becalm

to prevent something from moving by lack of wind

beguile

1. to act in a certain way

2. to make the time pass in a pleasant way

behest

a command or an order

belabor

to hit very hard

Bauble

something very bright and attractive that has no real value

bauxite

substance from which aluminum is obtained

bay

1. part of a wall or room divided of by pillars and other things

2. A type of tree who’s leaves are used to flavor meat

3. to make a long deep noise as a hunting dog

Bedeck

to make beautiful by adding ornaments and decorations

bedevil

to cause harm or trouble on several occasions

beleaguer

to besiege or attack on all sides to conquer

belfry

tower or part of a church in which bells are hung

belie

to give a false idea of or to fail to share the real thing

bellicose

fond of fighting

belligerent

fond of fighting or arguing

belly

to fill out when the wind blows as a sail

bemoan

complain about something or to show that one is unhappy because of misfortune

bemuse

to make puzzled or confused

benefice

the position or payment of a priest in the church of England

benighted

1. in a state of great ignorance

2. overtaken by night or to still be traveling when night falls

bent

to have a natural liking for or interest in

bequeath

to leave something to someone when you die

bereave

to take away from somebody/something by death

beriberi

a type of tropical disease

Berth

1. the place on a ship or train where one sleeps

2. the place where a ship anchors in a harbor

beseech

to ask for with great feeling

besmirch

to make dirty or impure

Bespectacled

wearing glasses

bestial

stupid, dirty, savage, etc. like an animal

bestir

to move very quickly

bestride

to sit or stand with one leg on either side of something

betide

to happen to

betwixt

between

bevel

1. a sloping edge

2. to make a sloping edge

bevy

a group of young women

bewail

to show sorrow about something

biannual

occurring twice a year

bicarbonate

1. a substance used for cooking and medical purposes

2. any salt or carbonic acid

bicentenary

celebration of something that happened 200 years ago

biennial

1. occurring once every 2 years

2. for two years

bier

a moveable stand or frame on which a dead body or a coffin is placed and carried at a funeral

bifocal

having two focuses

bigot

a person who has very strong beliefs and will not listen to anyone else’s opinions

bilge

1. dirty water at the bottom of a ship

2. nonsense

bilious

1. caused by too much bile

2. bad tempered

3. sickly

billet

private house where a CELD soldier lives if he does not live in barracks

bipartisan

Concerned with or representing two parties

Bisect

To divide into two parts

Bitumen

The name of a number of substances, including asphalt and petroleum

Bivouac

Play soldiers camp with no tents

Blanch

Become or make white and color

Blancmange

Type of sweet food made from milk and corn flour

Blandishment

Gentle words, which makes somebody do something which they might not want to do

Blasé

having experienced many pleasures and now interested in none

Blazon

to make known as widely as possible

Blithe

happy and cheerful

blitz

any sudden or violent attack

bloater

a herring which has been salted and smoked

blotch

a large, round mark on one’s face

bludgeon

a heavy stick used as a weapon

bobbin

an object used for holding thread in a sewing machine

bodice

the upper part of a woman or child’s undergarment

bohemian

a person who does not obey the rules of society but is not a criminal

bolster

a long pillow for a bed stretching from one side to the other

bombardier

member of the airplane crew that releases bombs

bombastic

full of words that mean very little

boon

a gift, favor, or something that is of help

boudoir

a lady’s private room in a house

bough

large branch of a tree