by Hatice Oncel TOEFL VOCAB-2

v. Confuse, puzzle, mystify She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour. baffle

Adj. mild; warm a balmy summer evening balmy

v. prohibit; forbid ban

v. prevent; obstruct; block bar

Adj. sterile; unproductive; bleak; lifeless We drove through a barren, rocky landscape barren

v. trade; exchange He bartered his stamp collection for her comics barter

v. summon; call; signal "Hey you!", she called, beckoning me over with her finger beckon

Adj. hostile; aggressive belligerent

Adj. helpful; useful; advantageous beneficial

Adj. benign; kind; compassionate; good He was a benevolent old man, he wouldn't hurt a fly benevolent

n. prejudice.She showed a scientific bias at an early age. bias

Adj. whitened; bleached; pale While most people would blanch at the prospect of so much work, Daniels seems to enjoy it. blanched

Adj. mild; tasteless; dull I find chicken a little bland bland

Adj. flagrant; obvious; overt a blatant lie blatant

v. mix; mingle; combine; n. mixture, combination blend

v. blossom; flower; flourish bloom

v. explode; become angry; magnify; expand blow up

v. make a mistake; n. error, mistake You blundering idiot! What do you think you're doing? blunder

Adj. unsharpened; dull; rude; abrupt; curt blunt

Adj. unfocused; unclear The photograph was very blurred. The picture on the TV went all blurry blurry

Adj. brave; courageous She was a bold and fearless climber bold

v. support, sustain; boost; buttress More money is needed to bolster the industry. bolster

v. join ; connect; n. tie; link; connection bond

v. expand; prosper; n. expansion; prosperity; growth boom

v. support; reinforce I had to wear a brace (US usually braces) for my crooked teeth when I was a teenager. brace

Adj. lively, quick, vigorous; cool, chilly, invigorating a brisk walk He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up. brisk

Fragile, breakable, weak As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle brittle

adj. huge; large; clumsy bulky

v. torment; bother; force others to do things bully

v. support, bolster, boost It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls buttress