B
banal
Too often used in the past and therefore not interesting
He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.
belie
To represent something falsely or to hide something:
His gruff manner belied a gentle personality.
bellicose
Wishing to fight or start a war
The general made some bellicose statements about his country's military strength.
benign
Pleasant and kind
a benign old lady
blase
Bored or not excited, or wishing to seem so
He flies first class so often, he's become blase about it.
blithe
Satisfied and without worry
I am upset by the author’s blithe indifference toward facts.
bludgeon
To hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon
The two boys had been mercilessly bludgeoned to death.
bolster
To support something, or make something stronger
The UN is sending more troops to bolster the peacekeepers.
bucolic
Relating to the countryside
The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants.
buffet
A meal where people serve themselves food that is arranged on a table
Will it be a buffet or a sit-down meal?
burgeon
To develop or grow quickly
Love burgeoned between them.
