Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Notes on 2007-08-10

bout, a contest between antagonists, a match
brusque, abrupt and curt in manner or speech
brook, to put up with, tolerate; small river

more:
beatific, beatitude
dizen, bedizen
bellicose
belligerent
benediction
benefactor, beneficient, beneficial, beneficiary
benevolent
benign
benison
bequeath, bequest
bludgeon
bluster
bode
bogus
boisterous
bombast
bough, dough
boudoir
boulder
bowdlerize
boycott
brackish
braid
brash, brassy, brazen
bravura
brawl
broach
brocade
bromide
bruit
brunt
buck, buckle
bucolic
bulk
bulwark
burgeon

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The government is continuing its bellicose statements threatening tough action against illegal strikes.

A wealthy businessman has been found bludgeoned to death.

boulder, rock, stone, pebble

shallow pools of brackish water

The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.