bombast: ]7 h* f) O* C5 m
grandiloquent, pompous speech
5 [( K8 K+ w7 j# Mbombastic
' O: ^3 m3 `- @# Npompous; using inflated language
# k3 u) U# F' L* n9 e5 Jbookish
6 T! V, W, h' {+ k1 d6 Xfond of books and reading# @5 w$ J9 p' ~. R
boon
; h' k( d/ b) i9 n! K; pblessing; benefit; something very helpful
3 z: A6 E% Q c2 i3 ^. |boor
- J( Q% Q r; f% J) c% j' mrude, insensitive person
, q z+ ^4 T* j, Z# {6 s. y8 ^ _9 wboorish
. p- b B: s" _* brude; insensitive1 |( V$ m7 {+ ~
boost
) ~$ o& Q$ G8 r# Wlift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase! s0 @$ I, }( u2 k* g( V* {
botch
/ c1 \ h' j7 T' ~) n' z k* Nmismanage; blow
# n, w# `; e: S5 B! G: J8 obouillon- f6 G/ H4 z4 F ]% j, L! `8 b
clear beef (or meat) soup
4 ]2 z6 [2 J% n: F( x Sbound
) p/ w! q2 c6 g6 W, c# G4 Rleap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to
8 k( z0 Q! W% h0 x, m9 hbountiful
# z: P2 _8 o4 I+ j# C7 `; ]generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
9 k1 L* v1 i4 ]& O7 n& Gbourgeois0 H1 E$ W" f! G4 w, ?: C: u
middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
- ]- K+ q' l9 \/ ]' qbout
! T0 c q" g! b" gmatch; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu' `/ q Z3 q# D: d; G5 H; L# o
bovine
+ t$ {2 y+ x8 `3 r% Ccowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm' s1 |! N* j+ c4 C; X% M- b
bowdlerize5 C% g% U4 |# N
expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler1 j; Z' u! s& E: O% e0 z4 }
brackish
$ y. L: G3 w" o4 @+ Xsomewhat saline- \0 w0 ?, w- T( Y. E
brag" \( _/ N# c" g+ R; g8 ?
boast
) h0 f# _, D/ `5 cbraggadocio( _) P9 K& `) U( B3 T0 l/ M6 P
boasting
: p# _0 g2 M6 _braggart8 R- A$ |% \* o' ^6 i5 O
boaster; bragger8 ]! e8 d0 j# o6 i9 Y1 ~. O9 v
braid
2 S/ H0 v7 G; z) B2 ^8 S( {plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair)( s" e- h& I+ x8 m7 C
brand
! e" e) P& _# Q: E$ J, |+ |trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.( O- Y6 W# c$ I3 U q) r
brandish
" t' G/ t7 k9 H; C+ n: l+ J, U, Swave around (a weapon); flourish
- ]+ i+ i- S1 m2 Mbravado9 `- L8 V- ^/ B' b2 S. s
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
* i% n. |4 O+ `* Q8 n0 k- D$ L2 [- Dbrave
3 t9 j5 y# L$ [1 Uface courageously; Ex. brave the storm
" x% z$ P' Y. j! z, a" ?brawl
7 v$ V- a" z* {' ~3 anoisy quarrel |
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