gre必考词汇：新东方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 (to bad habits); 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 (of air); fragrant

banal

hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed

bandy

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

bane

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

bank

heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); 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 shouldn't 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(behove)

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 (with an army); 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 (disease); 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 (someone beloved through death)

bereavement

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

bereft

deprived of (something valuable); 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 (with requests); 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 (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.