1. TOEFL VOCAB-2 by HaticeOncel

2. baffle v. Confuse, puzzle, mystify She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.

3. balmy Adj. mild; warm a balmy summer evening

4. ban v. prohibit; forbid

5. bar v. prevent; obstruct; block

6. barren Adj. sterile; unproductive; bleak; lifeless We drove through a barren, rocky landscape

7. barter v. trade; exchange He bartered his stamp collection for her comics

8. beckon v. summon; call; signal "Hey you!", she called, beckoning me over with her finger

9. belligerent Adj. hostile; aggressive

10. beneficial Adj. helpful; useful; advantageous

11. benevolent Adj. benign; kind; compassionate; good He was a benevolent old man, he wouldn't hurt a fly

12. bias n. prejudice.She showed a scientific bias at an early age.

13. blanched Adj. whitened; bleached; pale While most people would blanch at the prospect of so much work, Daniels seems to enjoy it.

14. bland Adj. mild; tasteless; dull I find chicken a little bland

15. blatant Adj. flagrant; obvious; overt a blatant lie

16. blend v. mix; mingle; combine; n. mixture, combination

17. bloom v. blossom; flower; flourish

18. blow up v. explode; become angry; magnify; expand

19. blunder v. make a mistake; n. error, mistake You blundering idiot! What do you think you're doing?

20. blunt Adj. unsharpened; dull; rude; abrupt; curt

21. blurry Adj. unfocused; unclear The photograph was very blurred. The picture on the TV went all blurry

22. bold Adj. brave; courageous She was a bold and fearless climber

23. bolster v. support, sustain; boost; buttress More money is needed to bolster the industry.

24. bond v. join ; connect; n. tie; link; connection

25. boom v. expand; prosper; n. expansion; prosperity; growth

26. brace v. support; reinforce I had to wear a brace (US usually braces) for my crooked teeth when I was a teenager.

27. brisk Adj. lively, quick, vigorous; cool, chilly, invigorating a brisk walk He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.

28. brittle Fragile, breakable, weak As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle

29. bulky adj. huge; large; clumsy

30. bully v. torment; bother; force others to do things

31. buttress v. support, bolster, boost It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls