Bleak:Adjective- Desolate, windswept and bare.
Cold and gloomy, unpromising.
After I failed English and was kicked out of my house, my
future looked bleak.
Blight:Verb- To check or
destroy the growth of.
Noun- Something that impairs growth
or causes ruin.
The snowstorm blighted my hopes for an early spring.
Blithe:Adjective- Merry
and carefree.Overly
unconcerned, reckless.
She had a blithe and sunny personality
that made her very popular.
Boisterous:Adjective- Noisy and
rowdy.
On the day before Thanksgiving, all of
the classes were extra boisterous.
Bombastic:Adjective-
Pompous or inflated in language.
The teacher’s lecture was bombastic,
consequently we didn’t understand it at all.
Boorish:Adjective- Rude
or unrefined.
The man the dating network set me up with was boorish
and rude.
Boycott:Verb- To refuse to buy or deal with
as a way to protest.
Noun: an instance of such treatment.
During the civil rights movement, there were many staged boycotts.
Brash:Adjective- Overly bold, hasty, and
thoughtless.
Do not be brash when investing your money, or you will
be sorry later.
Bravado:Noun- A boastful or swaggering show of
false bravery or courage.
Boys are often forced to show
bravado when with their peers.
Brusque:Adjective-
Overly short or abrupt.
Her brusque manner did nothing to
impress the crowd.
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