- BALMY (ADJECTIVE):enjoyable and gentle
Synonyms: moderate, spring like
Antonyms: violent, wintery
Example Sentence:
The crew of the cruise ship enjoyed the balmy weather with the guests on the deck.
- BAMBOOZLE (VERB): to cheat or deceive another person
Synonyms: deceive, befuddle
Antonyms: enlighten, clarify
Example Sentence:
The swindler would bamboozle wealthy men by selling them fake schemes at hefty premiums.
- BANDY (VERB):to exchange words back and forth
Synonyms: argue, debate
Antonym: silence, quiet
Example Sentence:
Amit and Naman often bandy about which of the two is the better at gaming consoles.
- BARRAGE (NOUN): profusion of something
Synonyms: deluge, burst
Antonyms: scarcity, underwhelm
Example Sentence:
As soon as Little Jamie saw his granny he began to barrage her with all his demands for presents.
- BEREAVE (VERB):to take away something
Synonyms: deprive, dispossess
Antonyms: offer, present
Example Sentence:
As John is a perfectly contented family man, no financial loss can bereave him of his happiness.
- BREVITY (NOUN):briefness
Synonyms: conciseness, shortness
Antonym: longevity, lengthiness
Example Sentence:
The preciseness and brevity of the director’s speech was praiseworthy.
- BORNE (VERB):carried
Synonyms: produced, toted
Antonyms: dodged, abstain
Example Sentence:
Cholera is an epidemic disease borne through dirty drinking water.
- BRUNT (NOUN):bad end of a situation
Synonyms: distress, discord
Antonyms: peace, harmony
Example Sentence:
An unverified gossip on the commercial daily caused the publisher the brunt of criticism.
- BURNISH (VERB):to polish
Synonyms: brighten, smoothen
Antonyms: tarnish, dull
Example sentence:
The presidential candidate tried to burnish his image in front of the committee before the polling starts.
- BYGONE (ADJECTIVE):in the past
Synonyms: ancient, archaic
Antonyms: recent, modern
Example Sentence:
I feel fortunate that we got to at least see the ruins of a bygone era.
