Vocabulary with the word – B

Baleful – hostile

Sentence – He just gives me a baleful look.

Balk – hesitate

Sentence – People may well balk at this and never return to your site again.

Balky – hesitant

Sentence – The heat is balky in the winter.

Ballad – song

Sentence – This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.

Bane – poison

Sentence – Her brother is the bane of her life .

Batten – fasten

Sentence – I nailed the batten back on top.

Befit – to be suitable

Sentence – Her clothes befit the wedding ceremony.

Beget – produce

Sentence – Great love will beget great faith.

Berate – scold

Sentence – She berated him in public.

Bellow – shout

Sentence – She gave a great bellow of laughter.

Benchmark – standard

Sentence – The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge other prices.

Benign – harmless

Sentence – They enjoyed an especially benign climate.

Beckon – lure

Sentence – She crooked her finger to beckon him.

Bard – poet

Sentence – I can be a bard, a philosopher, an actor.

Benediction – blessing

Sentence – I give these children my benediction.

Belie – disprove

Sentence – Her looks belie her 50 years.

Behest – command

Sentence – I called the office at the behest of my secretary.