Vocabulary #2

1. Arduous adj.
Difficult to do, laborious

2. Augment v.
To increase or enlarge

3. Austere adj.
Stern in manner or appearance, strict in morals

4. Aversion n.
A strong or fixed dislike, feeling of repugnance

5. Banal adj.
Commonplace, trite, unoriginal

6. Baroque adj.
Extravagantly ornate, flamboyant, characterized by bold ornamentation

7. Begrudge v.
To envy another's processions, to concede reluctantly

8. Benediction n.
A blessing, a good wish

9. Benign adj.
Gentle, not harmful, kind

10. Blanch v.
To turn pale

11. Blithe adj.
Happily, lighthearted, joyful

12. Botch v.
To bungle, to foul up

13. Bracing adj.
Invigorating

14. Broach v.
To open up a subject to discuss

15. Buffoon n.
Clown or fool