Week 9

(midterm)

Monday

1. blind alley : alley closed at one end/futile course

2. blinding : (of light) very bright/suddenly very obvious

3. blind man’s buff : game in which a blindfold player tries to catch others

4. blockbuster : thing of great power, esp. a very successful film, book, etc.

5. blood-curdling : horrifying

Tuesday

1. bloodline : a pedigree or set of ancestor

2. bloody-minded : deliberately uncooperative

3. blow-by-blow : (of a narrative etc.) detailed

4. bluster : behave pompously or boisterously

5. boarding-house : unlicensed establishment providing board and lodging, esp. to holiday-makers

Wednesday

1. body-blow : severe setback

2. boggle : be startled or baffled

3. boiling print : temperature at which a liquid begins to boil

4. bombast : pompous language; hyperbole

5. bombshell : overwhelming surprise or disappointment

Thursday

1. bonanza : source of wealth or prosperity

2. bony : thin with prominent bones

3. booby trap : practical joke in the form of a trap

4. botch : bungle; do badly

5. boycott : refuse to have social or commercial relations with (a person, country, etc.)

Friday

1. brain drain : loss of skilled personnel by emigration

2. brain-teaser : a problem or puzzle

3. breach of the peace : crime of causing a public disturbance

4. breadline : subsistence level

5. breathtaking : astounding; awe-inspiring