B

Babble- chatter, prate, gabble, jabber
Backchat- impertinence, cheekiness, effrontery, insolence, rudeness
Backhanded- indirect, ambiguous, oblique
Backlash- counterblast, retaliation, reprisal
Ballyhoo- publicity, propaganda, puffery
Balmy- gentle, temperate, clement, soothing, soft
Opp: harsh, wintry
Banal- hackneyed, cliched, unimaginative
Opp: original
Banquet- feast, spread, blowout
Opp: snack
Barbed- hurtful, scathing, malicious, vitriolic, vindictive
Opp: kindly
Baroque- ornate, flamboyant, orotund, ostentatious, showy
Opp: plain
Barrage- fusillade, bombardment, cannonade, salvo, shelling
Barren- vacuous, vapid, unproductive, infertile
Opp: fertile
Barricade- roadblock, obstacle, obstruction
Bauble- trinket, ornament, frippery, gimcrack
Baulk- hesitate, resist, refuse
Opp: accept, assist
Bayonet- sword, knife, blade, spear
Beatific- seraphic, rapturous, heavenly
Bedraggled- disheveled, unkempt, tousled, untidy
Opp: Neat, clean, dry
Beefy- muscular, strong, powerful, sturdy
Opp: puny
Befogged- confused, muddled, groggy
Opp: lucid
Befuddled- confused, muddled, perplexed, dazed
Opp: Clear
Beget- create, produce, generate
Beguile: enchant, mesmerize, bewitch, attract, charm
Opp: repel, bore
Belie- discredit, controvert, disprove, falsify
Opp: testify, reveal
Bellicose- hostile, contentious, militant, antagonistic
Opp: Peaceable
Benevolence- munificence, generosity, magnanimity
Opp: unkind, tight-fisted
Benign- kind, warm-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate
Opp: unfriendly, hostile, malignant
Benumbed- Groggy, fuzzy, confused
Opp: Perceptive
Bequeath- pass on, entrust, donate, endow, bestow
Bequest- bestowal, inheritance, legacy
Berate- chide, upbraid, admonish, reprimand
Opp: Praise
Bereft- robbed, stripped, bankrupt
Berserk- hysterical, frenzied, demented
Bespatter-splatter, flash, fleck, spot
Bestial- barbarous, brutal, depraved, warped
Bestow- grant, accord, vouchsafe
Bete Noire- pet hate, bogey
Betoken-indicate, manifest, bespeak
Betrayal- faithlessness, deception, punic faith, breach, perfidy
Opp: Loyalty
Bewilder- baffle, mystify, stump, confound
Opp: enlighten
Bicker- spar, wrangle, argue, quarrel
Opp: agree
Bigotry- prejudice, partiality, discrimination, chauvinism, jingoism
Opp: open-mindedness
Bilious- queasy, nauseated, irascible, crusty
Opp: well, good-humored, muted
Blandishments- flattery, persuasion, blarney
Blasé- indifferent, nonchalant, apathetic, phlegmatic
Opp: concerned, responsive
Blasphemous- sacrilegious, profane, irreverent
Opp: reverent
Blemish- deformity, bruise, scar, foible
Opp: virtue
Blinkered- parochial, provincial, insular, narrow-minded
Opp: broad-minded
Blistering- scathing, vitriolic, fierce, caustic
Opp: mild, leisurely
Blitz- bombing, barrage, onslaught, blitzkrieg

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3 Responses to “GRE Essential Vocabulary – B”

1. MD. KAWSAR HOSSAIN on October 8th, 2010 8:32 pm

   I also like to know about the deadline of memorizing these given GRE words, that means the time limit, within which I will have complete the lesson.

2. shipra on October 9th, 2010 4:43 am

   MD.Kaswar that toatly depends upon you when you earliest you can finish it.Nevertheless, finish it atlest 15 days before your final GRE test.

3. Marzieh on October 19th, 2011 4:52 am

   I’ve only got a month until my exam, I don’t think I’ll have time to learn all these words. Do you have any advice for me?

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