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7001 - 8000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 7 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| bizarre | adj. | When we saw her she looked bizarre. | strikingly unconventional in appearance; odd |
| blackmail | noun | He tried to blackmail us about the incident. | extortion of money under threat of exposing facts |
| bland | adj. | They thought the food was quite bland. | lacking in flavor; not tasty |
| blemish | noun | That failure became a blemish on his record. | an imperfection that mars or impairs |
| blindfold | noun | They placed a blindfold on him to hide their misdeeds. | covering over the eyes |
| blizzard | noun | The blizzard in 1992 lasted for 3 days. | a violent snowstorm with strong winds |
| bolster | verb | Visitors will bolster the patient's moral. | to buoy up; improve, make better |
| bombardment | noun | The bombardment of the city lasted for days. | attack with bombs, shells or missiles |
| bondage | noun | They held the slaves in bondage for many years. | the state of being kept as a slave or serf |
| boost | verb | The food will help to boost their energy. | to raise or increase |
| verb | He had to boost his wife over the fence. | to raise by pushing from behind or below | |
| botany | noun | That institute of botany worked to improve roses. | the science or study of plants |
| bourgeois | noun | The bourgeois will try to exploit the peasants. | in Marxist theory a capitalist |
| brag | noun | He continued to brag about his time in the army. | to talk boastfully; self-admiring speech |
| brandish | verb | The robber brandished a gun during the crime. | to wave or flourish menacingly |
| brine | noun | We soaked the pickles in brine. | water saturated with salt |
| brocade | noun | We bought some beautiful silk brocade in China | heavy fabric with raised designs |
| brochure | noun | The brochure explained how to use the machine. | a small booklet containing product information |
| brooch | noun | She wore a silver brooch on her dress. | a relatively large decorative pin or clasp |
| broth | noun | She gave her sick husband some hot chicken broth. | a thin clear soup |
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