IELTS VOCABULARY | LEARN ENGLISH | ENGLISH VOCABULARY
| Baconian | adv. | Of Or Pertaining To Lord Bacon Or His System Of Philosophy. |
| Bailiff | n. | An Officer Of Court Having Custody Of Prisoners Under Arraignment. |
| Baize | n. | A Single-Colored Napped Woolen Fabric Used For Table-Covers, Curtains, Etc. |
| Bale | n. | A Large Package Prepared For Transportation Or Storage. |
| Baleful | adv. | Malignant. |
| Ballad | n. | Any Popular Narrative Poem, Often With Epic Subject And Usually In Lyric Form. |
| Balsam | n. | A Medical Preparation, Aromatic And Oily, Used For Healing. |
| Banal | adv. | Commonplace. |
| Barcarole | n. | A Boat-Song Of Venetian Gondoliers. |
| Baritone | adv. | Having A Register Higher Than Bass And Lower Than Tenor. |
| Barograph | n. | An Instrument That Registers Graphically And Continuously The Atmospheric Pressure. |
| Barometer | n. | An Instrument For Indicating The Atmospheric Pressure Per Unit Of Surface. |
| Bask | v. | To Make Warm By Genial Heat. |
| Bass | adv. | Low In Tone Or Compass. |
| Baste | v. | To Cover With Melted Fat, Gravy, While Cooking. |
| Baton | n. | An Official Staff Borne Either As A Weapon Or As An Emblem Of Authority Or Privilege. |
| Battalion | n. | A Body Of Infantry Composed Of Two Or More Companies, Forming A Part Of A Regiment. |
| Batten | n. | A Narrow Strip Of Wood. |
| Batter | n. | A Thick Liquid Mixture Of Two Or More Materials Beaten Together, To Be Used In Cookery. |
| Bauble | n. | A Trinket. |
| Bawl | v. | To Proclaim By Outcry. |
| Becalm | v. | To Make Quiet. |
| Beck | v. | To Give A Signal To, By Nod Or Gesture. |
| Bedaub | v. | To Smear Over, As With Something Oily Or Sticky. |
| Bedeck | v. | To Cover With Ornament. |
| Bedlam | n. | Madhouse. |
| Befog | v. | To Confuse. |
| Befriend | v. | To Be A Friend To, Especially When In Need. |
| Belay | v. | To Make Fast, As A Rope, By Winding Round A Cleat. |
| Belie | v. | To Misrepresent. |
| Believe | v. | To Accept As True On The Testimony Or Authority Of Others. |
| Belittle | v. | To Disparage. |
| Belle | n. | A Woman Who Is A Center Of Attraction Because Of Her Beauty, Accomplishments, Etc. |
| Bellicose | adv. | Warlike. |
| Belligerent | adv. | Manifesting A Warlike Spirit. |
| Bemoan | v. | To Lament |
| Benediction | n. | A Solemn Invocation Of The Divine Blessing. |
| Benefactor | n. | A Doer Of Kindly And Charitable Acts. |
| Benefice | n. | A Church Office Endowed With Funds Or Property For The Maintenance Of Divine Service. |
| Beneficent | adv. | Characterized By Charity And Kindness. |
| Beneficial | adv. | Helpful. |
| Beneficiary | n. | One Who Is Lawfully Entitled To The Profits And Proceeds Of An Estate Or Property. |
| Benefit | n. | Helpful Result. |
| Benevolence | n. | Any Act Of Kindness Or Well-Doing. |
| Benevolent | adv. | Loving Others And Actively Desirous Of Their Well-Being. |
| Benign | adv. | Good And Kind Of Heart. |
| Bequeath | v. | To Give By Will. |
| Beset | v. | To Attack On All Sides. |
| Besmear | v. | To Smear Over, As With Any Oily Or Sticky Substance. |
| Bestial | adv. | Animal. |
| Bibliography | n. | A List Of The Words Of An Author, Or The Literature Bearing On A Particular Subject. |
| Bibliophile | n. | One Who Loves Books. |
| Bibulous | adv. | Fond Of Drinking. |
| Bide | v. | To Await. |
| Bilingual | adv. | Speaking Two Languages. |
| Biograph | n. | A Bibliographical Sketch Or Notice. |
| Biography | n. | A Written Account Of One’S Life, Actions, And Character. |
| Biology | n. | The Science Of Life Or Living Organisms. |
| Biped | n. | An Animal Having Two Feet. |
| Birthright | n. | A Privilege Or Possession Into Which One Is Bor |
| Blatant | adv. | Noisily Or Offensively Loud Or Clamorous. |
| Blaze | n. | A Vivid Glowing Flame. |
| Blazon | v. | To Make Widely Or Generally Known. |
| Bleak | adv. | Desolate. |
| Blemish | n. | A Mark That Mars Beauty. |
| Blithe | adv. | Joyous. |
| Blithesome | adv. | Cheerful. |
| Bodice | n. | A Women’S Ornamental Corset-Shaped Laced Waist. |
| Bodily | adv. | Corporeal. |
| Boisterous | adv. | Unchecked Merriment Or Animal Spirits. |
| Bole | n. | The Trunk Or Body Of A Tree. |
| Bolero | n. | A Spanish Dance, Illustrative Of The Passion Of Love, Accompanied By Caste Nets And Singing. |
| Boll | n. | A Round Pod Or Seed-Capsule, As A Flax Or Cotto |
| Bolster | v. | To Support, As Something Wrong. |
| Bomb | n. | A Hollow Projectile Containing An Explosive Material. |
| Bombard | v. | To Assail With Any Missile Or With Abusive Speech. |
| Bore | v. | To Weary By Tediousness Or Dullness. |
| Borough | n. | An Incorporated Village Or Tow |
| Bosom | n. | The Breast Or The Upper Front Of The Thorax Of A Human Being, Especially Of A Woma |
| Botanical | adv. | Connected With The Study Or Cultivation Of Plants. |
| Botanize | v. | To Study Plant-Life. |
| Botany | n. | The Science That Treats Of Plants. |
| Bountiful | adv. | Showing Abundance. |
| Bowdlerize | v. | To Expurgate In Editing (A Literary Composition) By Omitting Words Or Passages. |
| Bowler | n. | In Cricket, The Player Who Delivers The Ball. |
| Boycott | v. | To Place The Products Or Merchandise Of Under A Ban. |
| Brae | n. | Hillside. |
| Braggart | n. | A Vain Boaster. |
| Brandish | v. | To Wave, Shake, Or Flourish Triumphantly Or Defiantly, As A Sword Or Spear. |
| Bravado | n. | An Aggressive Display Of Boldness. |
| Bray | n. | A Loud Harsh Sound, As The Cry Of An Ass Or The Blast Of A Hor |
| Braze | v. | To Make Of Or Ornament With Brass. |
| Brazier | n. | An Open Pan Or Basin For Holding Live Coals. |
| Breach | n. | The Violation Of Official Duty, Lawful Right, Or A Legal Obligatio |
| Breaker | n. | One Who Trains Horses, Dogs, Etc. |
| Breech | n. | The Buttocks. |
| Brethren | n. | Pl. Members Of A Brotherhood, Gild, Profession, Association, Or The Like. |
| Brevity | n. | Shortness Of Duratio |
| Bric-A-Brac | n. | Objects Of Curiosity Or For Decoratio |
| Bridle | n. | The Head-Harness Of A Horse Consisting Of A Head-Stall, A Bit, And The Reins. |
| Brigade | n. | A Body Of Troops Consisting Of Two Or More Regiments. |
| Brigadier | n. | General Officer Who Commands A Brigade, Ranking Between A Colonel And A Major-General. |
| Brigand | n. | One Who Lives By Robbery And Plunder. |
| Brimstone | n. | Sulfur. |
| Brine | n. | Water Saturated With Salt. |
| Bristle | n. | One Of The Coarse, Stiff Hairs Of Swine: Used In Brush-Making, Etc. |
| Britannia | n. | The United Kingdom Of Great Britai |
| Briticism | n. | A Word, Idiom, Or Phrase Characteristic Of Great Britain Or The British. |
| Brittle | adv. | Fragile. |
| Browbeat | v. | To Overwhelm, Or Attempt To Do So, By Stern, Haughty, Or Rude Address Or Manner. |
| Brusque | adv. | Somewhat Rough Or Rude In Manner Or Speech. |
| Buffoon | n. | A Clow |
| Bulrush | n. | Any One Of Various Tall Rush-Like Plants Growing In Damp Ground Or Water. |
| Bulwark | n. | Anything That Gives Security Or Defense. |
| Bumper | n. | A Cup Or Glass Filled To The Brim, Especially One To Be Drunk As A Toast Or Health. |
| Bumptious | adv. | Full Of Offensive And Aggressive Self-Conceit. |
| Bungle | v. | To Execute Clumsily. |
| Bureaucracy | n. | Government By Departments Of Men Transacting Particular Branches Of Public Business. |
| Burgess | n. | In Colonial Times, A Member Of The Lower House Of The Legislature Of Maryland Or Virginia. |
| Burgher | n. | An Inhabitant, Citizen Or Freeman Of A Borough Burgh, Or Corporate Tow |
| Burnish | v. | To Make Brilliant Or Shining. |
| Bursar | n. | A Treasurer. |
| Bustle | v. | To Hurry. |
| Butt | v. | To Strike With Or As With The Head, Or Horns. |
| Butte | n. | A Conspicuous Hill, Low Mountain, Or Natural Turret, Generally Isolated. |
| Buttress | n. | Any Support Or Prop. |
