GRE Words Starting With B

24 words found

babble

verb

To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish or meaningless way

baleful

adjective

Threatening harm; menacing; having a harmful or destructive effect

banal

adjective

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

baneful

adjective

Causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive

belie

verb

To give a false impression or to contradict by appearance

bellicose

adjective

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

belligerent

adjective

Hostile and aggressive; engaged in war or conflict

beneficent

adjective

Doing good or causing good to be done; generous and kind

benevolent

adjective

Well-meaning and kindly; generous and charitable

benign

adjective

Gentle, harmless, or not serious; not causing harm or danger

berate

verb

To scold or criticize someone angrily and at length

bereft

adjective

Deprived of or lacking something; suffering the loss of a loved one

blather

verb

To talk at length in a foolish way; nonsensical talk

bogus

adjective

Not genuine or true; fake

bolster

verb

To support or strengthen; to prop up

bombastic

adjective

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated or pretentious language

bona fide

adjective

Genuine; real; made in good faith without fraud or deceit

boorish

adjective

rude, ill-mannered, and insensitive

bootlicker

noun

A person who behaves obsequiously to gain favor; a sycophant

bountiful

adjective

Large in quantity; abundant; giving generously

brook

verb

(verb) To tolerate or allow; (noun) a small stream

burgeon

verb

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

burnish

verb

to polish; to enhance or make more impressive

buttress

verb

To provide support or reinforcement for something

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