Everyday Barron's wordlist 376-400
axiom self-evident truth requiring no proof
n azure sky blue
n babble chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.
n bacchanalian drunken
s bacchanal noisy party with a lot of drinking
s Bacchanalia the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus
n 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
n badinage teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
baffle frustrate; perplex
n bait harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
n baleful evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
n balk stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
n ballast heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast
n balm something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees
s pang sudden sharp feeling of pain
n balmy soft and mild (of air); fragrant
banal hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed
n 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
bantering joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
barb sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark
n bard poet
n barefaced shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie
s unregenerate making no attempt to change one's bad practices
n baroque highly ornate
