English Vocabulary Words: 013
bequeath /bɪˈkwiːð/ verb [ T + two
objects ] formal
to arrange to give money or property
to others after your death
Her father bequeathed her the family
fortune in his will.
Picasso bequeathed most of his
paintings and sculptures to Spain and France.
bequest /bɪˈkwest/ noun [ C ]
the money or property belonging to
someone which they say that, after their death, they wish to be given to other
people
Her will included small bequests to
her family, while most of her fortune went to charity.
bent /bent/ adjective DISHONEST
1. mainly
UK slang (especially of a person in a position of authority) dishonest
a bent copper
bent /bent/ adjective HOMOSEXUAL
2. UK old-fashioned offensive (especially
of men) homosexual
balloon /bəˈluːn/ verb [ I ]
1. to get bigger and rounder
I ballooned when I
became pregnant with my second baby.
2. to quickly increase
in size, weight or importance
The rumours soon
ballooned into a full-grown scandal.
baleful /ˈbeɪl.f ə l/ adjective literary
full of evil intentions;
threatening
He gave me a baleful
look.
his baleful influence
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Curtsey:
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