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Vocabulary: B

13 words starting with B at the advanced level

To totally bewilder or perplex.

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Well-meaning and kindly.

To scold or criticize (someone) angrily.

To cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.

A thing that spoils or damages something.

To support or strengthen; prop up.

A thing that is helpful or beneficial.

A trite and unoriginal idea or remark, typically intended to soothe or placate.

Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

(1) Able or apt to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. (2) Cheerful and optimistic.

To provide (a building or structure) with projecting supports built against its walls. (Metaphorical: to support).