1.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: Jill and Jack 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.
