Bleak:Adjective- Desolate, windswept and bare.

Cold and gloomy, unpromising.

After I failed English and was kicked out of my house, my

future looked bleak.

Blight:Verb- To check or

destroy the growth of.

Noun- Something that impairs growth

or causes ruin.

The snowstorm blighted my hopes for an early spring.

Blithe:Adjective- Merry

and carefree.Overly

unconcerned, reckless.

She had a blithe and sunny personality

that made her very popular.

Boisterous:Adjective- Noisy and

rowdy.

On the day before Thanksgiving, all of

the classes were extra boisterous.

Bombastic:Adjective-

Pompous or inflated in language.

The teacher’s lecture was bombastic,

consequently we didn’t understand it at all.

Boorish:Adjective- Rude

or unrefined.

The man the dating network set me up with was boorish

and rude.

Boycott:Verb- To refuse to buy or deal with

as a way to protest.

Noun: an instance of such treatment.

During the civil rights movement, there were many staged boycotts.

Brash:Adjective- Overly bold, hasty, and

thoughtless.

Do not be brash when investing your money, or you will

be sorry later.

Bravado:Noun- A boastful or swaggering show of

false bravery or courage.

Boys are often forced to show

bravado when with their peers.

Brusque:Adjective-

Overly short or abrupt.

Her brusque manner did nothing to

impress the crowd.