Berserk (adjective)
in a violent rage, especially to “go” berserk
After finding out that his wife had cheated on him, the murder suspect
allegedly went
berserk and shot her five times.
Bestow (verb)
to convey as a gift -- usually used with on or upon
According to tradition, Brigit took vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience in the
presence of the missionary bishop, Saint Patrick, who bestowed on her
the nun's veil.
Bewildering (adjective)
difficult to understand or solve: puzzling
From components to software to accessories, new PCs offer a bewildering
array of
choices, and for some folks, sifting through the large number of
options can be daunting.
Bicentennial
(adjective)
lasting two hundred years or occurring every two hundred years
Maya Angelou returned to the United States in 1974 and was appointed by
Gerald Ford
to the Bicentennial Commission and later by Jimmy Carter to the
Commission for
International Woman of the Year.
Binding (noun)
the act of making fast or firmly fixed by means of a cord, rope, etc.
A properly constructed shoe supports and protects the foot without any
pressure or
binding.
Bipedal (adjective)
a two footed animal
Anatomical details indicate that A. anamnesis, a hominid whose remains
were
discovered by Leakey in 1995 in Kenya, to between 4.07 million and 4.17
million years
ago, was capable of bipedal walking.
Birthmark (noun)
brown or red mark on one’s body from birth; a naturally occurring mark
on an inanimate
object
Almost all diamonds contain very tiny natural birthmarks known as
inclusions.
Bitter (adjective)
bitingly feeling or showing unfriendliness
After the government lent the two companies money and gave them large
sections of land
for every mile they built, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union
Pacific Railroad
became bitter rivals, with each company laying as much track as
possible.
Bizarre (adjective)
departing from the customary
The stars would be moving three times faster across the sky while
observers at other
points on Mercury's surface would see different but equally bizarre
motions.
Blanketed (verb)
to extend over the surface
One could see what the world was like when ice sheets a thousand feet
thick blanketed
Canada and northern Europe, or when the Indonesian volcano Toba blew
its top in the
largest volcanic eruption of the last half million years.
Blaze (noun)
the visible signs of combustion (a fire)
Once any blaze begins to threaten human life or property or there is
high danger of
wildfire, the blaze is to be stopped or
controlled.
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