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American English Vocabulary - Letter
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Words - Letter B |
- baby
- n. a newly born creature
- back
- n. the part behind the front; ad. the other way
from forward
- bad
- ad. wrong; acting against the law; not good
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balance - v. to make two sides or forces
equal
- ball
- n. something round
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balloon - n. a device of strong, light
material that rises when filled with gas lighter
than air
- ballot
- n. a piece of paper used for voting
- ban
- v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official
restriction
- bank
- n. an organization that keeps and lends money
- bar
- v. to prevent or block
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barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an
action difficult
- base
- n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact
("Her research was based on experiments.")
- battle
- n. a fight between opposing armed forces
- be
- v. to live; to happen; to exist
- beat
- v. to hit again and again
- beauty
- n. that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit
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because - prep. for the reason that ("He left
because he was sick.")
- become
- v. to come to be
- bed
- n. a sleeping place
- before
- prep. earlier
- begin
- v. to do the first part of an action; to start
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behavior - n. the way in which a person or
animal acts ("The child’s behavior was bad because
he fought with other children.")
- behind
- ad. at the back of; in back of
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believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to
accept as true; to trust
- belong
- v. to be owned by; to be a member of
- below
- ad. lower than
- best
- ad. the most good
- betray
- v. to turn against; to be false to
- better
- ad. more good than
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between - ad. in the space or time that
separates; from one to the other ("talks between two
nations")
- big
- ad. of great size; not small
- bill
- n. a legislative proposal
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biology - n. the scientific study of life or
living things in all their forms
- bird
- n. a creature that flies
- bite
- v. to cut with the teeth
- black
- ad. dark; having the color like that of the night
sky
- blame
- v. to accuse; to hold responsible
- bleed
- v. to lose blood
- blind
- ad. not able to see
- block
- v. to stop something from being done; to prevent
movement
- blood
- n. red fluid in the body
- blow
- v. to move with force, as in air ("The wind
blows.")
- blue
- ad. having the color like that of a clear sky
- boat
- n. something built to travel on water that carries
people or goods
- body
- n. all of a person or animal; the remains of a
person or animal
- boil
- v. to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot
- bomb
- n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to
attack or destroy with bombs
- bone
- n. the hard material in the body
- book
- n. a long written work for reading
- border
- n. a dividing line between nations
- born
- v. to come to life; to come into existence
- borrow
- v. to take as a loan
- both
- ad. not just one of two, but the two together
- bottle
- n. a container, usually made of glass, to hold
liquid
- bottom
- ad. the lowest part of something
- box
- n. something to put things into; a container,
usually made of paper or wood
- boy
- n. a young male person
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boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or
deal with
- brain
- n. the control center of thought, emotions and
body activity of all creatures
- brave
- ad. having no fear
- bread
- n. a food made from grain
- break
- v. to divide into parts by force; to destroy
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breathe - v. to take air into the body and
let it out again
- bridge
- n. a structure built over a waterway, valley or
road so people and vehicles can cross from one side
to the other
- brief
- ad. short; not long
- bright
- ad. giving much light; strong and clear in color
- bring
- v. to come with something
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broadcast - v. to send information, stories
or music by radio or television; n. a radio or
television program
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brother - n. a male with the same father or
mother as another person
- brown
- ad. having the color like that of coffee
- budget
- n. a spending plan
- build
- v. to join materials together to make something
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building - n. anything built for use as a
house, factory, office, school, store or place of
entertainment
- bullet
- n. a small piece of metal shot from a gun
- burn
- v. to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire
- burst
- v. to break open suddenly
- bury
- v. to put into the ground and cover with earth
- bus
- n. a public vehicle to carry people
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business - n. one's work; buying and selling
to earn money; trade
- busy
- ad. doing something; very active
- but
- conj. however; other than; yet
- buy
- v. to get by paying something, usually money
- by
- conj. near; at; next to ("by the road"); from ("a
play by William Shakespeare"); not later than ("by
midnight")
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News
Words - Letter B
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Bilateral |
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Biofuel |
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Bipartisanship |
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Birthright Citizenship |
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Blackout |
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Blockchain |
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Bureaucracy |
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Burgeoning |
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