19.Abut = border upon
Usage : where our estates abut , we must build a fence
20.Abortive = unsuccessful, fruitless
Synonyms- B
Synonyms- B
1.Bard:Poet
Shakespeare is a great poet(Bard).
2.Boretaced:Shameless,bold Shocked by Huck finn's boretaced lies,Miss Watson prayed the
good lord would give him a sense of his regenerate dickedness.
3.Bask:luxuriate,take pleasure in warmth.
Basking on the beach,she relaxed so completely that shell fell
asleep. 4.Bate:let down,restrain.
Until it was to open the presents,the children had to bate their
curiosity.
5.Beatific:giving bliss,blissful.
The beatificsmile on the child's face made us very happy.
6.Beeline:Direct,Quick route.
As soon as the movie was over,jim made a beeline for the exit.
7.Behoove:Be suited to.
In this time of crisis,it behooves all of us to remain calm
and await the instruction of our superiors.
8.Belie:Contradict,give a false impression.
His coarse,hard bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity.
Bestow:Conter.
He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.
10.Bilk:Swindle,Cheat.
The Con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.
11.Bland:Soothing or mild,agreeable.
Jill tried a bland ointment for her sun burn.
12.Blanch:Bleach,whiten.
Although age had blanched his hair,he was still energetic.
- Bicker:Quarrel.
The children bickered morning,noon and night ,exasperating
their parents.
14.Blurt:utter impulsively.
Before she could stop him,he blurted out the news.
15.Boon:blessing,benefit.
The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs
were a boon to the whole community.
16.Brawn:Muscular strenght,sturdiness.
It takes brawnto become a champion weight-lifter.
17.Brook:tolerate;endure.
The dean would brook no interference with his disciplinnary
actions.
18.Brittle:easily broken,difficult.
My employer's brittle personality made it difficult for me
to get along with her.
19.Broach:Introduce,open up.
He did not even try to broach the
subject.