Bequest (N): (law) a gift of personal property by will
Bereft (Adj.): Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love "She is merely a deviant but bereft female in need of masculine direction and control"
2. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation "bereft of hope"
Bigot (N): Stubborn, Narrow minded person, A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
Bilge (N): 1. Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
2. Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
(V): 1. Cause to leak "the collision bilged the vessel"
2. Take in water at the bilge "the tanker bilged"
Bilk (V): 1. Cheat somebody especially money or evade payment to "He bilked his creditors"
2. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "bilk your opponent"
3. Escape, either physically or mentally "The thief bilked the police"
Blandishment (N): Flattery intended to persuade, Flattery coaxing
Blithe (Adj.): 1. Carefree and happy and lighthearted "was loved for her blithe spirit"
2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
Bluster (N): 1. Noisy confusion and turbulence "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
2. A swaggering show of courage
3. A violent gusty wind
4. Vain and empty boasting
(V): 1. Blow hard; be gusty, as of wind "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
2. Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner, show off
Brash (Adj.): Hasty, Offensively bold "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"
Broach (N): A decorative pin worn by women
(V): Bring up a topic for discussion, Announce
Brook (N): 1. A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) "the brook dried up every summer"
(V): To tolerate, endure, Put up with something or somebody unpleasant "The new secretary had to brook a lot of unprofessional remarks"
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