GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(6)

　　Barron GRE word list - B

　　babble

　　chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.

　　bacchanal

　　noisy party with a lot of drinking

　　bacchanalia

　　the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus

　　bacchanalian

　　drunken

　　backslide

　　revert ; N. reverter

　　backwards

　　and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights

　　badger

　　pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal

　　badinage

　　teasing conversation; banter; joking talk

　　baffle

　　frustrate; perplex

　　bait

　　harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals

　　baleful

　　evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look

　　balk

　　stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate

　　ballast

　　heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast

　　balm

　　something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees

　　balmy

　　soft and mild ; fragrant

　　banal

　　hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; cliched

　　bandy

　　discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with

　　bane

　　posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous

　　bank

　　heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting ; V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning

　　bantering

　　joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter

　　bar

　　railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister

　　barb

　　sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark

　　bard

　　poet

　　barefaced

　　shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie

　　bargain

　　agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power

　　baroque

　　highly ornate

　　barrage

　　barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism

　　barrister

　　counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar

　　barterer

　　trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money

　　base

　　contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron

　　bask

　　luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

　　bastard

　　illegitimate child

　　bastion

　　stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism

　　bate

　　let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate

　　battalion

　　army unit made up of four or more companies

　　bauble

　　trinket; cheap jewel; trifle

　　bawdy

　　indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd

　　bearing

　　deportment; connection

　　beatific

　　giving or showing bliss; blissful

　　beatitude

　　blessedness; state of great happiness

　　bedizen

　　dress with vulgar finery

　　bedraggle

　　wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled

　　beeline

　　direct quick route

　　befuddle

　　confuse thoroughly

　　beget

　　father; become the father of; produce; give rise to

　　begrudge

　　envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldnt begrudge him his success.

　　beguile

　　deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile

　　behemoth

　　huge creature; something of monstrous size or power

　　beholden

　　obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude

　　behoove

　　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 ; harass; beset

　　belie

　　contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied 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 or will

　　benefit

　　advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits

　　benevolent

　　generous; charitable; having a wish to do good

　　benign

　　kindly; favorable; not malignant ; 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. bequest

　　berate

　　scold strongly

　　bereaved

　　deprived of

　　bereavement

　　state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft

　　bereft

　　deprived of ; lacking

　　berserk

　　mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited

　　beseech

　　beg; plead with

　　beset

　　harass or trouble from all directions; hem in

　　besiege

　　surround with armed forces; harass ; annoy continually

　　besmirch

　　soil; defile; make dirty

　　bestial

　　beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel

　　bestow

　　confer

　　betoken

　　signify; indicate; be a sign of

　　betray

　　be unfaithful; reveal ; Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.