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Academic Vocabulary - "B" Words

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to deceive; to charm; to enchant

a)

binge

b)

beguile

c)

beckon

d)

baffle

2.

a careless mistake

a)

bravado

b)

berate

c)

blemish

d)

blunder

3.

to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion

a)

brandish

b)

brood

c)

banish

d)

belittle

4.

a hardship; something difficult to bear

a)

burden

b)

blunder

c)

brash

d)

blatant

5.

indulging in something to excess, such as earing or drinking

a)

blasé

b)

binge

c)

blunder

d)

brood

6.

obvious; purposely loud

a)

brevado

b)

beckon

c)

beguile

d)

blatant

7.

to make seem less important

a)

boycott

b)

belittle

c)

banish

d)

baffle

8.

to send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment

a)

brandish

b)

besmirch

c)

boycott

d)

banish

9.

fake bravery

a)

boycott

b)

brevado

c)

blemish

d)

bearing

10.

a refusal to buy or use goods/services provided by a certain person/group as a form of protest

a)

boycott

b)

brandish

c)

binge

d)

belittle

11.

not worried or excited about things that most people think are important, impressive, etc.

a)

blemish

b)

blasé

c)

belittle

d)

besmirch

12.

to bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle

a)

benign

b)

beguile

c)

baffle

d)

banish

13.

summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

a)

banish

b)

beguile

c)

belittle

d)

beckon

14.

a mark or stain that damages the appearance of something; a weakness or flaw

a)

bearing

b)

blemish

c)

blunder

d)

brash

15.

to scold or rebuke severely and at length (to fuss at big time)

a)

belittle

b)

banish

c)

beckon

d)

berate

16.

the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures

a)

bearing

b)

baring

c)

berate

d)

barren

17.

harmless

a)

belittle

b)

blasé

c)

benign

d)

burden

18.

self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

a)

brandish

b)

brash

c)

blasé

d)

benign

19.

given to fighting; warlike; combative and aggressive

a)

belligerent

b)

bountiful

c)

benevolent

d)

buoyant

20.

giving freely; generous; plentiful; given abundantly

a)

brandish

b)

blasé

c)

bountiful

d)

benevolent

21.

to give as a gift

a)

beckon

b)

bicker

c)

berate

d)

bestow

22.

not productive; bare and empty

a)

barren

b)

bearing

c)

burden

d)

brash

23.

uncivilized; wild; crude

a)

barbaric

b)

barren

c)

blatant

d)

brash

24.

to be deep in thought; to think over moodily and at length

a)

brash

b)

brood

c)

beguile

d)

berate

25.

to exchange playful remarks; teasing

a)

banter

b)

benign

c)

blasé

d)

benevolent

26.

to engage in petty quarrelling/arguing

a)

beckon

b)

barren

c)

bicker

d)

banter

27.

to beg, plead, or implore

a)

beseech

b)

beguile

c)

berate

d)

bestow

28.

kindly, charitable, well-meaning

a)

beguile

b)

benevolent

c)

benign

d)

blasé

29.

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared to another, usually in a way that appears unfair

a)

blasé

b)

banish

c)

bias

d)

brash

30.

able to float easily; able to hold things up; OR cheerful and hopeful

a)

buoyant

b)

blatant

c)

blasé

d)

benign

31.

to brag

a)

brash

b)

bravado

c)

boast

d)

bias

32.

to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on

a)

brood

b)

balk

c)

banish

d)

berate

33.

to prohibit; to no longer allow

a)

ban

b)

bane

c)

barren

d)

banish

34.

the cause of harm, ruin, distress, and/or death

a)

balk

b)

brash

c)

bane

d)

berate

35.

mild and tasteless; dull

a)

blatant

b)

bland

c)

blunder

d)

blasé