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| Definition | |
|---|---|
| backlash |
Noun: A reaction or outcry that can be violent. |
| bamboo |
Noun: A strong, fibrous plant that grows in Asia. The parts of the plant can be eated by animals or used by humans for tools or construction. |
| banca |
Noun: A Philippine outrigger canoe. |
| bankrupt |
Adjective: Broke; out of money. |
| barracks |
Noun: A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing. |
| barrio |
Noun: Spanish word for neighborhood. |
| basics |
Noun: Things that are seen as necessary to life, such as food, clothing, and shelter. |
| basis |
Noun: An underlying condition or circumstance. |
| batik |
Noun: Cloth featuring designs made with a traditional wax-resist dyeing technique. |
| bayonet |
Noun: A pointed knife or sword fitted on the muzzle of a gun. |
| beneficial |
Adjective: Helpful or good to something or someone. |
| benefit |
Noun: An advantage, help or aid. Verb: To be or to provide a benefit to. (benefits, benefiting, benefited) |
| Bengali |
Adjective: Of, from, or pertaining to Bengal, a region in the northeast of South Asia. |
| better |
Verb: To improve; to encourage to succeed. (betters, bettering, bettered) |
| bhajan |
Noun: Any type of Indian devotional song. |
| bilingual |
Adjective: Having the ability to speak two languages. |
| biography |
Noun: A person's life story. |
| blessed |
Adjective: Having divine aid, good fortune, or other blessing. |
| blessing |
Noun: Good fortune; a thing one is glad of. |
| board |
Noun: 1. A committee that manages the business of an organization. 2. Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging. |
| boarding school |
Noun: A school which provides board and lodging to students. Students go home at weekends or between terms. |
| bombardment |
Noun: Overwhelming, concentrated outpouring. |
| bond |
Noun: An agreement or friendship that unites individuals or peoples into a group. |
| bracero |
Noun: A Mexican laborer permitted to enter the United States and work for a limited period of time, especially in agriculture. |
| brahmin |
Noun: A Hindu priestly caste; one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society. |
| brainwash |
Verb: To systematically tell misinformation to a person in order to manipulate their actions and ways of thinking. (brainwashes, brainwashing, brainwashed) |
| brief |
Verb: To knowledgeably summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power. (briefs, briefing, briefed) |
| briefing |
Noun: A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented. |
| brunt |
Noun: The major part; the bulk. |
| Buddha |
Noun: A spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism. |
| Buddhist |
Adjective: Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism. Noun: A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism. |
| burden |
Noun: A heavy load; a responsibility; a cause of worry. |
| bureaucratic |
Adjective: Describes a large government or organization in which overly rigid or complex rules prevent anything from getting done. |
| butter lamp |
Noun: A lamp used by Tibetan Buddhists for religious purposes. The lamps traditionally burn clarified yak butter but now often use vegetable oil. |
| buzz word |
Noun: A trendy word or phrase. |
| by-laws |
Noun: Rules for a club or organization. |