avid            eager， greedy

　　balloon         swell out like balloon

　　balm            sweet-smelling oil； smth giving peace of mind； consolation

　　banal           uninteresting

　　band            flat， thin strip of material； group； range of frequences

　　barrage         artificial obstacle built across a river

　　barren          not good enough， unable to have young ones， without value

　　bask             in enjoy warmth and light

　　be irreconcilable       cannot be brought into harmony

　　belligerent     （person， nation） waging war

　　belligerently   waging war

　　bend            cause smth to be out of a straight line

　　benevolence     wish or activity in doing good

　　biased          prejudice

　　bigot           stubborn， narrow-minded person

　　blandishment    flattery， coaxing

　　blandness       polite manner， comforting， uninteresting

　　blithe          gay and joyous

　　blueprint       plan， scheme， photographic print

　　boggle          be alarmed， hesitate， amazed

　　bogus           sham， counterfeit， not genuine

　　bolster         give greatly needed support

　　braid           strands of hair woven together， smth edging sloth or garments

　　breach          opening， broken place， breaking

　　brisk           active， lively

　　brisket         breast of an animal

　　brittle         easily broken

　　broach          begin discussion of， veer

　　burgeon         put out leaves， begin to grow

　　calipers        metal supports attached to the legs， measuring instrument

　　candid          frank， straight-forward

　　castigation     severe punishment

　　casual          happening by chance， careless

　　catalyst        substance that causes speeding up

　　census          official counting of the population

　　centurion       leader of a unit of 100 soldiers

　　chary           cautious， wary

　　chastisement    punishment

　　chisel          steel tool for shaping materials

　　churl           bad-tempered person

　　cite            give as an example

　　cleanse         make pure， thoroughly clean

　　clot            half-solid lump formed from liquid

　　cloture         closing， device （in Parliament） to end a debate by voting

　　coalescing      coming together and uniting into one substance

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