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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 5 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| bliss | noun | Being home after the war brought sheer bliss. | happiness, joy |
| blister | noun | The hike caused my foot to have a blister. | water bubble on skin |
| blockade | noun | The enemy suffered from a total blockade. | isolation, no entry, no exit |
| verb | Germany blockaded England using submarines. | stopped entry | |
| blot | noun | He had no blot on his reputation. | stain on character |
| verb | They would blot out all reference the trouble. | obscure, hide | |
| bluff | verb | He will bluff you if you threaten him. | mislead, deceive |
| blunder | noun | Using the car to do that was a blunder. | serious mistake |
| verb | He blundered when he tried to fix it. | moved clumsily | |
| blunt | adj. | He tried to cut with a blunt knife. | dull |
| verb | We blunted their attempt to divide us. | make less effective | |
| blur | noun | The events were a blur to me. | hazy in memory |
| verb | The mud caused my vision to be blurred. | indistinct, obscure | |
| bonus | noun | Good employees each got a bonus. | extra pay |
| boon | noun | The warm days were a boon to us. | timely blessing |
| borough | noun | He lived in the borough of Manhatten. | administrative unit |
| bouquet | noun | They presented her with a bouquet of roses. | cluster of flowers |
| bout | noun | She had a bout of coughing. | period of time, a spell |
| bower | noun | We loved to sit in the bower. | shaded recess |
| braid | verb | Her long hair were woven in a braid. | to weave into three strands |
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