If You Pass This Vocabulary Quiz With All Words That Start With 'B', We'll Think You're Brainy

Brazen, which originated from the Old English word bræs, refers to disrespectful or shameless boldness; made of brass, to deal with a tough or embarrassing situation by putting on a bold front.

A bigot is defined as someone who is stubbornly or intolerantly devoted to their views and prejudices, usually regarding religion, politics, race, sexuality, etc.; chauvinist, partisan.

Bashful is defined as a hesitancy to attract attention to one's self; timid, shy, reserved, inhibited, coy. It is derived from the 15th-century English word bash and the adjective suffix "ful."

Boisterous, derived from the Middle English, is defined as noisy, energetic, loud, high-spirited (referring to a person, event or behavior); wild or stormy (in reference to the weather).

Belie means to give off a false impression of something (of an appearance); to prove or show to be wrong or false; debunk, contradict, discredit, negate, disprove, call into question.

Bane is defined as a source or cause of annoyance or great distress; nuisance, pest, blight, hardship, curse, scourge, misfortune. Something, usually poison, which leads to death (archaic).

Broach refers to any tool or implement with a pointed or tapered tip, such as a spit for roasting meat; to bring up a difficult or sensitive topic for discussion; to open a case to draw liquor.

A bog is defined as a wet, spongy ground too soft to support a heavy body; wetland, swamp, marsh. To cause something (person, vehicle or animal) to become stuck in wet ground or mud.

Bias, as a noun, refers to an inclination or preference toward a particular outlook or tendency. To give or show a partial view in favor of or against a person or group over another.

Blatant is an adjective which means a complete lack of subtlety; very obvious, brazen. It also means done in a vulgar, openly offensive manner; shameless, unbashful, unconcealed, glaring, flagrant.

Billow is defined as a large, undulating or rolling mass of something, usually a flame or smoke; a surge of water or great wave; to fill with air and swell outward; to rise or roll in surges or waves.

As a noun, a brawl refers to a loud or rough fight or argument; tussle, scuffle, skirmish. As a verb it is defined as to quarrel or fight very loudly and noisily; wrangle, exchange blows.

Bittersweet means being bitter and sweet at once; a pleasure accompanied by regret, suffering or sadness; another name for woody nightshade (a vinelike climbing poisonous shrub).

Buoyant means having the capability to or being able to stay afloat or to the top of a liquid or gas; (of a mood) cheerful, gay, lighthearted, cheerful, jolly, joyful, bouncy, bubbly.

Belligerent is defined as being prone to or displaying hostility or aggressiveness; assertive, combative, warlike, confrontational, militant. A person or country partaking in war conflict.

Boost means to encourage or stimulate something to improve or increase; enhance, uplift promote, heighten; to push upward; an increase in an amount; an act or source that brings in help.

Blasphemy refers to the act of insulting or expressing a lack reverence toward God, taking the Lord's name in vain. The act of likening one's self to a deity, to claim the characteristics of a deity.

Bequeath means to pass on or hand down something to a person or other beneficiary via a will; grant to, entrust to, transfer to, leave to/leave in one's will to, make over to, bestow to, donate to.

Beguile means to enchant or captivate someone, usually in a deceptive manner; to lead by deception, charm, attract, mesmerize, seduce, hypnotize, dazzle, spellbind, woo, win over.

Barrage, as a verb, means to bombard someone with something such as advice. As a noun, it refers to a concentrated artillery dispersed over a wide area; a rapid outpouring of many things at once.

Begrudge is defined as looking upon someone (possession, success, happiness, enjoyment) with disapproval or envy. To give or concede resentfully or reluctantly; feel bitter or annoyed about.

Benevolent is defined as having or displaying good-natured and compassionate traits; caring, altruistic, kind-hearted. To serve a charitable rather than profitable purpose; nonprofit.

Bourgeois means related or characteristic of the social middle class, usually marked by conventional attitudes and perceived materialistic values; a bourgeois person.

Berate, which originated in the 16th century, is defined as criticizing or scolding someone angrily and at length; admonish, reprimand, reproach, rebuke, tell off, reproach, take to task.

Brusque refers to markedly abrupt or blunt mannerisms and speech, usually to the point of ungracious coarseness; impolite, discourteous, rude, snappy, sharp, terse, gruff, curt, offhand.

Bereft means suffering the death of a loved one; stripped or deprived of the use or possession of something; lacking something that is wanted or needed; archaic past participle of bereave.

Bipartisanship, also known as non-partisanship, is defined as an agreement, compromise or cooperation created by two opposing political parties (especially in the United States).

Bemoan is defined as the act of expressing deep grief or discontent over something; lament, mourn. It was derived from the Old English word bemǣnan, meaning complain or lament.

Banal is an adjective meaning to lack novelty, originality and freshness to the point of obviousness; unoriginal, dull, uninteresting, valid, clichéd, unimaginative, stale, worn out.

In botany, blight is a disease of plants which leads to lesions, withering and death of various parts; an organism which causes blight; in a severely deteriorated condition; defeated or frustrated.

Bask is defined as the act of taking delight in and making the most of something pleasing; revel in, wallow in. To lie exposed to pleasurable warmth and light for relaxation; lounge, sprawl, laze.

Byzantine means marked by devious or unethical procedures or manner of operation; relating to having the characteristics of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire.

Bolster means to give a boost to, strengthen, support or reinforce, as with a bolster — a cushion or long pillow; a structural part designed to provide support or bearing or to eliminate friction.

Berth refers to the place where a ship stays when at the dock or pier; a fixed bunk or bed on a means of transportation such as a train or ship; to provide a sleeping place for someone (on a boat).

Burgeon means to put for forth young shoots, bloom. To begin to expand and grow quickly or rapidly; flourish, prosper, improve, develop, escalate, swell, snowball, rocket, boom, mushroom.