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bristle
v. burst, become upset, excited

eg. his lie made her bristled with rage
bolster
v. support, reinforce, pad, buttress
candor
n. frankness, open honesty, probity

eg. I don’t trust him,’ he said, in a rare moment of candour
cantankerous
adj. ill-humored, irritable, crotchety, ornery

eg. complaining and irritable customer
brazen
adj. shameless, insolent, barefaced

eg. his brazen admission that he was cheating
bluster
v. blow strongly (wind), talk aggressively
n. braggadocio, swagger

eg. I wasn’t frightened by what he said—it was all bluster.
braggadocio
n. vain and empty boasting, bluster, swagger

eg. her words are full of braggadocio
blurt
v. utter impulsively, (blunder, ejaculate)

eg. He blurted out the secret
bode
v. foreshadow, be a sign of (sth coming)

eg. his idle habits bode ill for his future
bogus
adj. not authentic, fake, counterfeit

eg. bogus passport
bohemian
adj. unconventional (in an artistic way), informal, (unwonted, rakish)

eg. bohemian way of life
bombardment
n. attack (as with missiles)

eg. the bombardment demolished the town
bombastic
adj. sound important but little meaning, tumid, turgid, rhetorical

ant. humble, reserved
boon
n. benefit, blessing

eg. The new software will prove a boon to Internet users.
boorish
adj. rude and insensitive/stupid

eg. the boorish manners of a bully
bouillon
n. thin and clear soup, broth, potage
bountiful
adj. abundant or generous

eg. bountiful year/ soil/ father
bourgeois
adj. middle class, commonplace, conservative and traditional

ant. adventurous, imaginative, inspired, luxurious
bovine
adj. - pertaining to castle
- dull and slow like a cow

eg. bovine disease, bovine action
bowdlerize
v. censor, expurgate, castrate.

eg. bowdlerize the offensive part
boycott
adj. refrain from buying, protesting

eg. a trade boycott from British good
braggart
n. boaster, blowhard, vaunter
brandish
v. swing around, display

eg. brandish a sword/gun
bravado
n. display of boldness or confidence, bluster

eg. a act of sheer bravado
brawn
n. muscular strength, sturdiness

eg. it takes brawn to become a champion weight-lifter
breach
n. weak point, opening, crack

eg. breach of promise, a breach of the enemy fortification
breath
n. width, extent, magnitude

eg. the breath of her knowledge
brindled
adj. brow with bands or marks of another color (for cow, dog,...)

eg. the puppy is not uniform in color, it is brindled
brevity
n. conciseness, briefness

ant. lengthiness, longevity, permanence
brittle
adj. easily broken

eg. her brittle personality make me difficult to get along
broach
v. open up, introduce

eg. broach (a keg of beer/an idea)
brook
v. tolerate, endure
n. small stream

eg. She would not brook criticism of her son
brocade
n. rich, exclusive fabric

eg. the sofa was covered with expensive brocade
brochure
n. pamphlet, booklet of information

eg. a holiday brochure
browbeat
v. bully, threaten sb to command them, badger, coerce

eg. Her big brother always browbeated her when she was young
brunt
n. forceful blow, main impact, unpleasant shock

eg. Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.
brusque
adj. rude, using few words, terse, snippy, laconic


eg. The doctor spoke in a brusque tone
buccaneer
n. pirate

eg. bloody buccaneer
bucolic
adj. rustic, of countryside, agrarian, pastoral, idyll, arcadian
buffet
v. hit repeatedly, batter

eg. Winds buffeted the tent
buffoonery
n. ridiculous behavior, clowning, frivolity, prank
bugaboo
n. fear,object of terror, imaginary monster

eg. the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them
bulwark
n. rampart, mole, (bastion, defense, stonghold)

eg. they stormed the bulwark of the city
bungle
v. mess up,not do well, mismanage

eg. a bungled robbery / raid / attempt
ant. do well, fix, manage, succeed
buoyant
adj. able to float, light in spirit (cheerful, carefree)

ant. heavy, depressed
burgeon
v. bloom, grow

eg. a burgeoning population
burlesque
n.humorous imitation, parody, mimicry, ape

eg. burlesque of the novel
burnish
v. make shinny by rubbing, polish, furbish, gloss

eg. burnished steel
buttress
v. reinforce, strengthen, support, bolster


ant. let down, weaken
buxom
adj. (of a woman) large in an attractive way

eg. a buxom lady with big breasts
cabal
n. group of ppl having the same plot, clique, faction

v. engaging in a illegal conspiracy
cache
n. hiding place, hideout, stash
cacophonous
adj. harsh and grating (of sound), raspy, gruff, rough, raucous, strident

ant. quiet, harmonious
cadaverous
adj. like a corpse, bony, emaciated, gaunt, haggard(pallid, wan)

eg. cadaverous appearance
cadge
v. beg, mooch, implore, beseech (often by flattering)

eg. he is always cadging cigarettes from his friends
cajole
v. wheedle, flatter, coax, inveigle, palaver
calamity
n. disaster, catastrophe, cataclysm

eg. the earthquake is a bad calamity
calligraphy
n. beautiful writing, handwriting

eg. Arabian calligraphy
callous
adj. cruel, unfeeling, apathetic

ant. compassionate, feeling, kind, nice, sensitive, sympathetic, tender
callow
adj. youthful, immature, unfledged

eg. callow thinking
calumny
n. slander, defamation, obloquy, aspersion, slur

eg. a victim of vicious calumnies
camaraderie
n. comradeship, friendship and mutual trust

eg. the wartime spirit of camaraderie
camouflage
v. disguise, conceal

eg. The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory
canker
n. destructive infection, pestilence, disease

eg.racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
canine
adj. related to dog, doglike

eg. canine teeth
canny
adj. clever, shrewd, artful

ant. foolish, inept, silly
cant
n. irritable or insencere talk (religion, moralty), words of thieves


eg. cant of brotherly love
canon
n. collection of authoritative book, anthology


eg. Shakespearean canon
canter
n. a slow movement of horse
cantata
n. story set to music, sung by a chorus
canard
n. false report or rumor
cameo
n. a piece of jewellery carved in relief
calorific
adj. heat-producing
caliber
n. ability, quality


eg. a man of your caliber
caldron
n. large kettle, pot for boiling
calculated
adj. deliberately planned
cadence
n. rhythmic rise and fall, accent
cadaver
n. corpse
bureaucracy
n. a system of government managed by state officials (not by elected representatives)
bullion
n. gold and silver in the form of bar
browse
v. skim or glance at casually
brooch
n. a piece of jewellery (khuyen cai`)
brackish
adj. slightly salty
bolt
n. door bar used to lock the door,
v. run quickly
blunder
n/v. error, mistake
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