1. Bleak: Adjective- Desolate, windswept and bare. Cold and gloomy, unpromising.

2. After I failed English and was kicked out of my house, my future looked bleak.

3. Blight: Verb- To check or destroy the growth of. Noun- Something that impairs growth or causes ruin.

4. The snowstorm blighted my hopes for an early spring.

5. Blithe: Adjective- Merry and carefree. Overly unconcerned, reckless.

6. She had a blithe and sunny personality that made her very popular.

7. Boisterous: Adjective- Noisy and rowdy.

8. On the day before Thanksgiving, all of the classes were extra boisterous.

9. Bombastic: Adjective- Pompous or inflated in language.

10. The teacher’s lecture was bombastic, consequently we didn’t understand it at all.

11. Boorish: Adjective- Rude or unrefined.

12. The man the dating network set me up with was boorish and rude.

13. Boycott: Verb- To refuse to buy or deal with as a way to protest. Noun: an instance of such treatment.

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

15. Brash: Adjective- Overly bold, hasty, and thoughtless.

16. Do not be brash when investing your money, or you will be sorry later.

17. Bravado: Noun- A boastful or swaggering show of false bravery or courage.

18. Boys are often forced to show bravado when with their peers.

19. Brusque: Adjective- Overly short or abrupt.

20. Her brusque manner did nothing to impress the crowd.