Buxomfull-bosomed; plump; jolly

bux edu- yaarige ? to one who is fully blossemed and have a plumpy....????....lol...!!! plz take it in a rite sense,edu thamashegagi(jolly)..!!

synonyms : zaftig , zoftig

Buttresssupport; prop up

remember by your BUTT or BUTTOCKS ! what do they do? They provide you with a padding when ypu sit, giving support.. :)

synonyms : buttressing

Bustpiece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest

Bust is above breast in the chest; police busted him in haste

synonyms : binge , bout , tear

Burnishmake shiny by rubbing; polish

burnish-this brings us to the word ,cald furnish,ie , polishing and rubbing to make it shine..

synonyms : gloss , glossiness , polish

Burlesquegive an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly

 burlesque..can be pronounced as bure log in hindi..wha do bad ppl do?? ridicule others..

synonyms : charade , lampoon , mockery , parody , pasquinade , put-on , sendup , spoof , takeoff , travesty

Burgeongrow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds

burgeon ~ burger; If you eat a lot of burgers, you will gain weight (hence grow)

Bureaucracyoverregulated administrative system

marked by red tape

 bureau(noun........means..a source which provide information..may be an office or an organization.)+cracy(means...goverment or the rule....)........so....a goverment run by officials......or officials doing the kind of work that either a rular or a g

synonyms : bureaucratism

Buoyantable to float; cheerful and optimistic

buoyant = Boy + ant when a boy feels like an ant, which is very light , he feels very light and lively.

synonyms : chirpy , perky

Bunglemismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior

mungle-jungle...U thought of doing mungle in jungle and got caught red handed...DESTROYED ur reputation

synonyms : bloomer , blooper , blunder , boner , boo-boo , botch , flub , foul-up , fuckup , pratfall

Bumphit or knock against with force

sounds similar to thump...means...to hit somebody with closed fists.

synonyms : blow

Bulwarkstrong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

BULL + WORK--BULLs were carrying bricks for the WORK of a wall construction.

synonyms : breakwater , groin , groyne , jetty , mole , seawall

Bullyone who is habitually cruel to weaker people

.bully....made of bull(the male in cow family)+y......so if you have observed why the fight is always arrenged between bulls,why not cows,because bulls are symbol of strength and cruilty(as they fight).......and a bull 's work is to weak its opponent

synonyms : hooligan , roughneck , rowdy , ruffian , tough , yob , yobbo , yobo

Bulliongold and silver in the form of bars

He has billions, and so he buys bullions

Bulksize or volume (esp. when very large)

synonyms : mass , volume

Bulgeprotruding part; swelling of a surface

synonyms : bump , excrescence , extrusion , gibbosity , gibbousness , hump , jut , prominence , protrusion , protuberance , swelling

Bugaboobugbear; object of baseless terror

 boo!! u use it when u wonna scare funnily..so relates to a ghost..ghosts are bugbears n they the baseless terror since they dont stand on floor

synonyms : bogeyman , booger , boogeyman , bugbear

Buffooneryclowning

clowning

Buffoon stupid person; clown

A Baffoon is a cartoon. synonyms : clown , goof , goofball ,

merry andrew

Buffetstrike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out

uff,is the one to see..wen someone slaps u ,u slap them back with a verbal assail " wat the ff "...hehehe...lol..!!!

synonyms : counter , sideboard

Bucolic rustic; pastoral

bucolic sounds a bit like bullock which is used in the "country side"...

synonyms : eclogue , idyl , idyll

Buccaneerpirate

from nw jst remember BUCCANEER OF CARRIBEANS.....n not PIRATE OF CARRIBEANS ;-)

synonyms : pirate , sea robber , sea rover

Brusqueblunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice

brusque...sounds like brisk...and if you solve someone's doubt briskly..you are trying to be abrupt.....

synonyms : brusk , curt , short

Bruntmain impact or shock (of an attack or blow)

brunt-run is the word to check .people will run,wen there is an impact or shock.

Bruiseinjure without breaking the skin

Sounds like "Bru"-the coffee....imagine a cup of hot BRU Coffee felt on ur hand..u got injured and ur skin got discolored though ur bones remained unbroken.

synonyms : contusion

Browsegraze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually

synonyms : browsing

Browbeatbully; intimidate

synonyms : bully , swagger

Brook tolerate; endure

Brook can be split into B(be) - ROOK (rookie). A "rookie" is an untrained army personel who has to put up with (tolerate) the rigors of training.

synonyms : abide , bear , digest , endure , put up , stand , stick out , stomach , suffer , support , tolerate

Broodsit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously

wen u have done somthing roo(U)de, probly u have to worry and think deepy later by sitting in an order to hatch..!!

synonyms : cover , hatch , incubate

Brooch ornamental clasp; pin

relate brooch with uncle Scrooch...he use to have a ornamental clasp on his coat

synonyms : breastpin , broach

Bromideplatitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement

bromide is the COMMON salt ever found

synonyms : banality , cliche , commonplace , platitude

Broilcook by direct heat

broil-boil- people boil to cook food. synonyms : broiling , grilling

Brochurepamphlet

synonyms : booklet , folder , leaflet , pamphlet

Brocaderich, figured(patterned) fabric

brocade-cade-make this as jade. jade is a jewel,ornament ,which is seen in rich and used in fabric.

Broachintroduce as a subject; moot; open up

When YOU appROACH a girl for the first time, its an initiative that YOU have taken.

synonyms : breastpin , brooch

Brittlehard but easily broken; difficult; unstable

synonyms : toffee , toffy

Bristleshort stiff hair

 remember tooth brush bristles.

Briskquick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor

quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor

synonyms : brisk up , brisken

Brinkedge (at the top of a cliff)

 brink sounds like "drink". To drink wine you have to pour it from the edge of the glass

synonyms : verge

Brindledtawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)

brindled-Remember BRINDA KARAT (communist party MP and prakash karat's wife)...she wears a huge bindi ...and is hence spotted

synonyms : brinded , brindle , tabby

Brimuppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat)

the word itself has its meaning RIM of the vessel

synonyms : lip , rim

Bridleharness fitted about a horse's head (used to restrain)

 IDLE person dont need RESTRAINING POWER but they themselves restrain them

synonyms : check , curb

Brevity conciseness; shortness of

duration

well it can be thought as brave+witty and CONCISED into brevity or it can be similar to brief

synonyms : briefness , transience

Breedproduce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition)

synonyms : stock , strain

Breadthwidth; extent

synonyms : comprehensiveness , largeness

Breach breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening

 breach ==> brea(k)(ch)...break the contract

synonyms : break , falling out , rift , rupture , severance

Brazeninsolent; without shame; bold

 Split the word brazen as Bra + Zen. Suppose you went out with your friends and saw a girl in a Zen car wearing only a bra. How was the attempt of the girl? Really bold and brazen!

synonyms : audacious , bald-faced , barefaced , bodacious , brassy , brazen-faced , insolent

Brawnymuscular; having well-developed muscles

synonyms : hefty , muscular , powerful , sinewy

Brawnhuman muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness

 if you eat prawn you will become brawn,meaning muscular

synonyms : brawniness , heftiness , muscle , muscularity , sinew

Brawlnoisy quarrel

raw is war.... synonyms : free-for-all

Braveface courageously

synonyms : brave out , endure , weather

Bravadoswagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery

bravado ( braveness + for + darao/dikhao ) boldness intended to impress/intimidate

synonyms : bluster

Brandishwave around (a weapon); flourish

 brandish = brand(brandy)...so once v drink brandy v vill start waving foolishly...

synonyms : flourish , wave

Brandtrademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace

synonyms : blade , steel , sword

Braidplait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together

 sounds like bride ,so one who trims and decorates

synonyms : braiding , gold braid

Braggartboaster; bragger

 braggart sounds like dragg art.. the art of dragging oneself too much(boasting)!!!

synonyms : blowhard , boaster , bragger , line-shooter , vaunter

Braggadocioboasting

 braggadocio = brag(drag) + agg (aggresive)+ doc(docile)...a person who drags every topic of discussion aggressively is actually boasting at the backyard(docile)

synonyms : bluster , rhodomontade , rodomontade

Bragboast

some try to drag the attention by BRAGging, talking too much of themselves.

synonyms : bragging , crow , crowing , gasconade , line-shooting , vaporing

Brackishsomewhat saline

synonyms : briny

Bowdlerizeexpurgate

 note 'bow' sound in it.. relate it to your dog. Imagine, you are recording a tape. your dog barked twice or thrice in between.. you will edit and omit it because its indelicate

synonyms : bowdlerise , castrate , expurgate , shorten

Bovinecowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm

basically this word is taken from BOV..means cow..and cow generally remains calm, placid..and dull

synonyms : bovid

Boutmatch; short period of great activity

India Bowled Out Pakistan in 20-20 MATCH

synonyms : binge , bust , tear

Bourgeoismiddle class; selfishly materialistic

“high class” family chicks are “gorgeous”, but “middle class” ones are a little bore... They are nothing but “bourgeois”

synonyms : burgher

Bountifulgenerous; graciously generous; showing bounty

 Bunty is full of generosity synonyms : big , bighearted ,

bounteous , freehanded , giving , handsome , liberal , openhanded

Boundleap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of

synonyms : bounce , leap , leaping , saltation , spring

Bouillonclear beef (or meat) soup

seperate bouil(boil), soup is prepared by boiling the water

Botchmismanage; blow

Botch:Bach(for botch) ke tu rehna re from embarassing mistake re.

synonyms : bloomer , blooper , blunder , boner , boo-boo , bungle , flub , foul-up , fuckup , pratfall

Boost lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise

synonyms : encouragement

Boorishrude; insensitive

 every one sounds BOO towards RUDE and INSENSITIVE persons

synonyms : loutish , neandertal , neanderthal , oafish , swinish

Boor rude, insensitive person

boora in hindi resembles something bad. boore log, boora kaam...

synonyms : barbarian , churl , goth , peasant , tike , tyke

Boonblessing; benefit; something very helpful

 Remember David BOON who was blessing for cricket

synonyms : blessing

Bookishfond of books and reading

synonyms : studious

Bombasticpompous; using inflated language

bombaat- this word in kannada,somthing like a pompous speech,inflated language.

synonyms : declamatory , large , orotund , tumid , turgid

Bombastgrandiloquent, pompous speech

synonyms : blah , claptrap , fustian , rant

Bombardment attack (as with missiles or bombs)

synonyms : barrage , barrage fire , battery , shelling

Boltdoor bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth

 "thunderbolt" means fast, moving quickly

synonyms : dash

Bolstersupport; reinforce

read bolster as booster which mean giving extra energy and hence to support and strengthen someone or something.

synonyms : long pillow

Boisterousviolent; rough; noisy

SPLIT IT LIKE...BOIS(BOYS)+TEROS(TERRORIS(t)).....SO BOYS WHO BEHAVE LIKE TERRORIS.(t). .AND WE KNOW WHEN BOYS BEHAVE LIKE TERRORIST..WAT WE MEAN IS THAT THEY ARE too noisy and behaving like rowdy........

synonyms : fierce , rough

Bohemianunconventional (in an artistic way)

bohemian sounds like He-man ( kids favorite ) who looks very informal and unconventional

synonyms : gipsy , gypsy , roma , romani , romany , rommany

Boguscounterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false

synonyms : bastard , fake , phoney , phony

Bogsoft wet land

synonyms : peat bog

Bodeforeshadow; portend

Bode plot PREDICT the stability of control system

synonyms : augur , auspicate , betoken , forecast , foreshadow , foretell , omen , portend , predict , prefigure , presage , prognosticate

Blusterblow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner

Sounds like blaster -- Blast and hence lot of noise, confusion and turbulence.

synonyms : bravado

Blushbecome red in the face (from embarrassment or shame)

Sounds like FLUSH. When you flush your face with water face becomes rosy red

synonyms : flush

Blurtutter impulsively from nervousness or excitement

Blurt rhymes with flirt. Flirt loves without thinking and blurts talks without thinking.

synonyms : blunder , blunder out , blurt out , ejaculate

Blunthaving a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner

 blunt ~ blue + aunty; lady (aunty) standing there in blue clothes is blunt.

synonyms : deaden

Blunder error; stupid mistake

 blunder ~ blue underwear; suppose you told your servant to go to market to buy a blue color underwear but he bought pink color .. isn't it a blunder (big mistake)

synonyms : bloomer , blooper , boner , boo-boo , botch , bungle , flub , foul-up , fuckup , pratfall

Bluffpretense (of strength); deception; high cliff

bluff ~ blue film; they made the blue film by bluffing the girl.

synonyms : four flush

Bluesstate of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)

synonyms : blue devils , megrims , vapors , vapours

Bluegloomy; depressed

You will be gloomy and depressed when you know that your secret sex has been shot secretly and some one made a "blue" film.

synonyms : amobarbital sodium , amytal , blue angel , blue devil

Bludgeonclub; heavy-headed weapon

Bludgeon ~ Blood + Generator; If u hit someone with a bludgeon (ex. hockey stick) then blood comes out.

synonyms : club

Blowhardtalkative boaster; braggart

 blow + hard -- imagine someone who blows words in a way as if he is blowing air -- too many words, hence talkative.

synonyms : boaster , braggart , bragger , line-shooter , vaunter

Blotchspot; blot

 blot + ch -- blot -- sounds like spot - an irregularly shaped spot.

synonyms : splodge , splotch

Bliss complete happiness

bliss -- sounds like bless -- god bless you with lot of happiness.

synonyms : blissfulness , cloud nine , seventh heaven , walking on air

Blightedsuffering from a disease;

destroyed

black-lighted. Normal sunlight is helpful for growth but black-light on the other hand hinders growth.

synonyms : spoilt

Blightplant disease

 Blight = Brings Plight synonyms : plague

Blemishmar; spoil the beauty or perfection of

 blam + ish -- blam -- blame --> a person is blamed of spoiling the beauty or appearance of something beautiful

synonyms : defect , mar

Bleakcold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable

bleak sounds like black -- black color is the symbol of hopelessness and depression.

synonyms : black , dim

Blatantextremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive

bla (blast) + tant (tent) --> when the offense of doing a blast in tent was done -- there was loud noise everywhere.

synonyms : clamant , clamorous , strident , vociferous

Blasphemyirreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things

blas + phemy -- phemy close to famous-using a bad language or showing disrespect for a famous person.

synonyms : desecration , profanation , sacrilege

Blasebored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored

blase -- close to words blast - whenever someone feels bored or uninterested we say go out and have a blast.

synonyms : bored

Blare loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

blare--sounds like blair -- Tony Blair shouted loud and harsh,when a glare of light fell on him.

synonyms : blaring , cacophony , clamor , din

Blandishmentflattery

BLAN (like PLAN) + DISH (food) = PLAN a DISH to FLATTER somebody...

synonyms : wheedling

Blandsoothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence

BLAND rhymes with BLOND. so blond women gets agree with me or agreeable to my thoughts.

synonyms : politic , smooth , suave

Blanchbleach; whiten; make white or pale

blanch sounds like bleach--woman go for bleaching to whiten their skin or to make their skin more white.

synonyms : blench , pale

Blackballvote against (an applicant); ostracize

black+ball-->(focus on black)black-refers to the dumb system in Africa .white people used to vote against black.

synonyms : barring

Bizarrefantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional

 bizarre sounds like bazzar; bazzar(market) always looks outlandish and contrasting.

synonyms : eccentric , flakey , flaky , freakish , freaky , gonzo , off-the-wall , outlandish , outre

Bivouactemporary encampment; camp without tents

when u vomit (sound we make while vomiting - VOUAC) suddenly amidst a journey we look for some temporary halting place

synonyms : camp , cantonment , encampment

Bitter having a sharp biting taste; ?; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment

synonyms : bitterness

Bitingsharply painful to the body or

mind

bit{ing)~ bite; biting will always cause sharp pain to body.

synonyms : bitter

Billowingswelling out in waves; surging

consider the word as 'blowing', the blowing wind caused the curtains to swell out in shape of waves.

synonyms : billowy , surging

Billowlarge wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke)

Billow sounds like blow(er) which gives hot air (smoke)

synonyms : surge

Bilkswindle; cheat

Bilk rhymes with milk and the milkman "cheats" you by adding water.

synonyms : elude , evade

Bilioussuffering from indigestion; irritate

 bilious can be compared with bile which is produced by liver.

synonyms : biliary

Bigotrystubborn intolerance

synonyms : dogmatism

Bigotone who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)

bi(by)+got(god)--think of a person who is excessively devoted to god and hence very much hypocritical.this person will not tolerate any opinion about god differing from his own.

Bifurcateddivided into two branches; forked

bi(means two)+furc-sounds like(Fork)-->fork into two parts.

Biennialevery two years

BI-ANNUAL synonyms : two-year

Bidcommand; utter (a greeting); offer as a price

synonyms : play

Bickerquarrel

 Bicker sounds like Biker The biker crashed into the car and he had a big quarrel with the owner of the car.

synonyms : bickering , fuss , pettifoggery , spat , squabble , tiff

Bicameraltwo-chambered as a legislative body

bi (means two) + camer (latin root)(chamber) ~ something that consist of two chambers.

synonyms : two-chambered

Bewitchcast a spell over; captivate completely

be+witch -- a woman who practices magic is witch. think of this witch who has captured all men heart.

synonyms : enchant , glamour , hex , jinx , witch

Bewarebe cautious (of)

synonyms : mind

Bevylarge group

 sounds like BIWI (wife in hindi) .. wives like to go to kitty party GROUPS

Betroth become engaged to marry

be+Troth -- sounds like truth The lovers finally fretted out the TRUTH that they both are going to marry each other after hiding their affair from past 3 years.

synonyms : affiance , engage , plight

Betraybe unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)

bet.+ray ..so a bet that was won by your friend by cheating you, so you are noW unfaithful about hIS NATURE, as his behaviour has left NO RAY OF HOPE.

synonyms : denounce , give away , grass , rat , shit , shop , snitch , stag , tell on

Betokensignify; indicate; be a sign of divide it like be+token ; When we park a

vehicle in public parking or deposit something a token is given -- a token is a sign of or signifies that our stuff is kept there.

synonyms : augur , auspicate , bode , forecast , foreshadow , foretell , omen , portend , predict , prefigure , presage , prognostic

Bestowconfer

This word sounds like best toy; when you give a BEST TOY TO your little brother, you basically confer your best wishes or your love to him by giving him a gift.

synonyms : add , bring , contribute , impart , lend

Bestialbeastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel

This word together sounds like BEast tail -- beast with a tail implies lacking of human quality ~ inhuman.

synonyms : beastly , brutal , brute , brutish

Besmirchsoil; defile; make dirty

Besmirch = Bees + Mirch (In Hindi language Bees means twenty and Mirch means pepper) So,if you will add twenty pepper, you will definitely spoil the food.

synonyms : asperse , calumniate , defame , denigrate , slander , smear , smirch , sully

Besiegesurround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually

divide it like-->be+siege(seize)-- Indian army has seized the line of control, and now the whole area is surrounded by armed forces.

synonyms : beleaguer , circumvent , hem in , surround

Besetharass or trouble from all directions; hem in

 be+set ~ Once the batsman is SET, he can easily attack the bowlers and make runs on all sides.

synonyms : set upon

Beseech beg; plead with

divide it like-->be(beggar)+seech(seek)..all beggars always seek alms from us, so they PLEAD TO US or request earnestly.

synonyms : adjure , bid , conjure , entreat , press

Bereftdeprived of (something valuable); lacking

 be+reft--reft sounds like left, imagine a man who is left alone after his girlfriend left him or deprived of someone lovable.

synonyms : bereaved , grief-stricken , grieving , mourning , sorrowing

Bereavementstate of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

be-leave-ment; this is the state when some one LEAVEs us forever

synonyms : mourning

Bereaveddeprived of (someone beloved through death)

 sounds like beleaved (left); Imagine your girlfriend left you; So, you will be called as bereaved

synonyms : bereaved person

Berate scold strongly

be+rate ~ he was RATEd BElow expectations and hence forth scolded.

synonyms : bawl out , call down , call on the carpet , chew out , chew up , chide , dress down , have words , jaw , lambast , lambaste , lecture , rag , rebuke , remonstrate , reprimand , reproof , scold , take to task , trounce

Bequeathleave to someone by means of a will

divide it like-be(before)+queath(sounds like death)-->a father wrote a will before his death, that his all property should be given to his son.

synonyms : leave , will

Bentdetermined

bent ~ bent--ppl. of bend. He has got a natural talent of BENDing the hard stiff rods with his hands

synonyms : hang , knack

Benisonblessing

Beni(means good)+ son ~ you have a good son; you need blessings to have a good son.

Benignkindly; favorable; not malignant (disease)

 benign sounds like begin; this kind of beginning is favorable and beneficial for our all future projects.

synonyms : benignant

Benevolentgenerous; charitable; having a wish to do good

 bene(root bene means good)+volent(voluntarily)..so good person voluntarily donating his all GOODS to people.

synonyms : beneficent , eleemosynary , philanthropic

Benefitadvantage; anything that brings helpl

synonyms : welfare

Beneficiaryperson entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

BENE(root for GOOD) and FICIARY sounds like fishry...so if the fisherman does GOOD FISHRY, he will RECIEVE ITS BENEFIT

synonyms : benefactive role

Beneficialhelpful; useful; advantageous

synonyms : good

Beneficentkindly; doing good

 ben+eficent--eficent sounds like efficient--> efficient people are the ones who does good or produces good.

synonyms : benevolent , eleemosynary , philanthropic

Benefactorgift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose

divide it like BENEFACT+or--focus on benefit, we are always benefited by generous people or gift givers.

synonyms : helper

Benedictionblessing

u know Pope Benedict...pope gives BLESSINGS

synonyms : blessing

Bemused confused; lost in thought;

preoccupied

bemused ~ be confused + used; he is thinking a lot to convert his invention into useful commercial product.

synonyms : at sea , baffled , befuddled , bewildered , confounded , confused , lost , mazed , mixed-up

Bemoanlament; moan for; express sorrow or

disapproval of

be+moan--moon->in olden days mothers used to show their kids the moon and used to tell some stories and feed them.now most of them are living in apartments, where there is no scope of showing moon and feed them, so they beat them

synonyms : bewail , deplore , lament

Belligerentquarrelsome

Just relate it wid another GRE word-- BELLICOSE

synonyms : battler , combatant , fighter , scrapper

Bellicosewarlike

 Belli ~ Billi (cat); two Billi (cats) very close about to attack : billi-close::bellicose

synonyms : battleful , combative

Belittledisparage; depreciate

be+little -- be little in value, depreciate ~ In recent days the value of dollar has depreciated a lot.

synonyms : battleful , combative

Beliecontradict; give a false impression; disguise

 belie ~ lie means something false. synonyms : misrepresent

Beleaguerbesiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset

 be+league+r -- focus on league ~ The opponent team harassed Dhanraj Pille to keep him out of the premier hockey LEAGUE

synonyms : besiege , circumvent , hem in , surround

Belateddelayed

Divide it like--be+lated ~ belated is being late or delayed.

synonyms : late , tardy

Belaborharp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree

 divide this word like be(means to exist)+labor--laborer (person who does the labour)so if someone is working as a labourer at some place, they are generally thrashed verbally by their seniors and higher officers.

synonyms : belabour

Beholden obligated; indebted; owing thanks;

obliged or indebted from gratitude

beholden --be+hold--> HOLDING somebody's feet to THANK him.

Behemothhuge creature; something of

monstrous size or power

if we can remember the word "mamoth" a large huge creature.

synonyms : colossus , giant , heavyweight , titan

Beguiledeceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract

Beguile = begal boys in duck tail cartoons were very sly...used to cheat...influence by slyness means foxiness

synonyms : becharm , bewitch , captivate , capture , catch , charm , enamor , enamour , enchant , entrance , fascinate , trance

Begrudgeenvy; give or allow unwillingly;

grudge

begru+dge--begru sounds like beggars. beggars usually wish ill to others as their own situation is bad.

synonyms : resent

Begetfather; become the father of; produce; give rise to

beget- sounds like BEG AT ,We usually beg money from our father.

synonyms : bring forth , engender , father , generate , get , mother , sire

Befuddleconfuse thoroughly

 befuddle sounds like being in the flood of river, at that time one gets confused where to go.

synonyms : bedevil , confound , confuse , discombobulate , fox , fuddle , throw

Beelinedirect quick route

divide this word like bee+line-- bee line -the most direct line or path on which the bee adopts to reach the destination soon.

Bedragglewet thoroughly

 Be+Draggle--if you are dragged through mud and water.it made you wet and dirty

synonyms : draggle

Bedizendress with vulgar finery

bed+zen--bed(bad)+zen--few bad girls who came out of that ZEN car were dressed up garishly.

synonyms : dizen

Beatitudeblessedness; state of great happiness

 being at(t)itude is being blessed. that brings ot the state of hapiness in oneself who is blessed.

synonyms : beatification , blessedness

Beatificgiving or showing bliss; blissful

divide this word like beati+fic--beati sounds like beautiful and something which is beautiful is blissful.

synonyms : angelic , angelical , sainted , saintlike , saintly

Bearing deportment; connection

bear(sounds like wear)+ring --you wear ring from a person with whom you have relevant relation or some connection like fiancee.

synonyms : armorial bearing , charge , heraldic bearing

Bawdyindecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way

sounds like body girls showing body in songs it means its vulgar

synonyms : off-color , ribald

Baubletrinket; cheap jewel; trifle

bauble sounds like bangle--imagine a cheap bangle which appears showy.

synonyms : bangle , fallal , gaud , gewgaw , novelty , trinket

Battalionarmy unit made up of four or more companies

battalion- sounds like "battle"..and we need an ARMY for that

synonyms : large number , multitude , pack , plurality

Batelet down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain

bate ~ b + ate; when you ate something you lessen the quantity of something.

Bastionstronghold; something seen as a source of protection

divide this like-basti+on, now focus on basti (in hindi) which is the STRONGHOLD of any leader.

synonyms : citadel

Bastardillegitimate child

synonyms : mongrel

Baskluxuriate; take pleasure in

warmth

 Baskin N Robbin's Ice Cream, Remember? Costly one; We really enjoy going there and having ice creams.

synonyms : enjoy , relish , savor , savour

Basecontemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality

a base metal like iron is generally inferior in quality and value than the other metals.

synonyms : pedestal , stand

Barterertrader

barterer sounds similar to BARTENDER who trades drinks for money..

Barristercounselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law

 Split barrister into bar+rister--just focus on word bar--bar is association of lawyers, so a barrister is a lawyer.

Barragebarrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion

barrage ~ barrier; like man-made barrier in a stream which can stop continuous flow of river water.

synonyms : barrage fire , battery , bombardment , shelling

Baroquehighly ornate

baroque sounds like bareekee ka kaam on shawl.

synonyms : baroqueness

Bargainagreement between two groups or people

Divide like--bar (means to prevent) somebody+gain, when you go to a shop you always prevent the shopkeeper to gain some extra money from you and thus you bargain to him.

synonyms : deal

Barefacedshameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed

Divide it like--Bar+e+face+d--Think of girls who dance in bar--they are very much bold, shameless. they are easily noticeable as they don't have any covering on their face. they are also unrestrained by society rules.

Bardpoet

bard sounds like bird--imagine a poet writing a poem on bird.

synonyms : barde , caparison , dress up

Barbsharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark

barber uses scissor to cut your hair so barb can be taken from it as a cutting remark.

synonyms : dig , gibe , jibe , shaft , shot , slam

Barrailing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal

measures

synonyms : barroom , ginmill , saloon , taproom

Banteringjoking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing

Bantering -- bante + ring; bante - remember Banta Singh -- we read so many silly jokes on him. we can figure out Banta Singh as a funny person or a person who always does joking talks.

synonyms : facetious , tongue-in-cheek

Bank heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning)

synonyms : bank building

Baneposion; cause of ruin;

ban+e -- Things which are harmful or poisonous (can make your life misery) are always banned by government.

synonyms : curse , nemesis , scourge

Bandydiscuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner

 bandy sounds like brandy--When people drink brandy, they exchange heated words in a light and glib way.

synonyms : kick around

Banalhackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed

Divide it like -- ban + al(ban all people); you ban all those people from your group, if they are repeating the same activity again and again.

synonyms : commonplace , hackneyed , old-hat , shopworn , stock , threadbare , timeworn , tired , trite , well-worn

Balmysoft and mild (of air); fragrant

 I don't like the fragrant of Iodex balm

synonyms : mild , soft

Balmsomething that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees

 Balmy-balm- I don't like the fragrance of Iodex balm.

synonyms : ointment , salve , unction , unguent

Ballastheavy substance used to add stability or weight

 Divide it like--Bal(Balance)+Last(last long), adding weight to bring balance to something(as in weighing balance) or to make it stable that last long.

synonyms : light ballast

Balkstop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil

 balk sounds like a dog's bark; if you see a dog barking, you refuse to go ahead. hence, dog acts as obstacle (hindrance) in your walk.

synonyms : baulk , rafter

Balefulevil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence

Baleful ~ bail+ful; when any dangerous convict gets out of jail taking bail, he could be threatening

synonyms : forbidding , menacing , minacious , minatory , ominous , sinister , threatening

Baitharass; tease; torment

 This word sounds like bite, so Biting someone steadily means teasing someone or to harass someone.

synonyms : decoy , lure

Bafflefrustrate; perplex

baffle sounds like buffalo and a wild buffalo can really frustrate you with his crazy actions.

synonyms : baffle board

Badinageteasing conversation; banter; joking talk

Bad-in-age. Youth is the age we may get involved in doing bad things. One of those bad things is teasing someone (frivolous banter) during conversation or pulling someone’s leg.

Badgerpester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again

badger ~ beggar; Imagine some annoying beggar woman !!

synonyms : wisconsinite

Backwardsand forwards

synonyms : back , backward , rearward , rearwards

Backsliderevert (to bad habits)

back(means...to turn to your original place or habit) + slide(means to come down)............and anyone who comes back to his bad habits again after having given up is said to be in a backslideing situation.

synonyms : lapse

Bacchanaliandrunken

 bacchanalian contains Bachchan (hence Amitabh Bachchan) who is famous for his drunken persons role in bollywood movie Shraabi. (Amitabh bachchan is a famous bollywood actor.)

synonyms : bacchanal , bacchic , carousing , orgiastic

Bacchanaliathe ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus

synonyms : bacchanal , debauch , debauchery , drunken revelry , orgy , riot , saturnalia

Bacchanalnoisy party with a lot of drinking

 Bachchan acted well in movie SHARABI -hope it helps

synonyms : bacchanalia , debauch , debauchery , drunken revelry , orgy , riot , saturnalia

Babblechatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone

babble ~ ba bb bl; just imagine a baby saying Ba ba ba ba .. (making meaningless sounds)

synonyms : babbling , lallation