English Vocabulary: B17


English Vocabulary Words: 017

bale /beɪl/ noun [ C ]
a large amount of something such as hay , paper, wool or cloth that has been tied tightly together

bombast /ˈbɒm.bæst/ /ˈbɑːm-/ noun [ U ]
language that is intentionally difficult, usually to make something sound more important than it is

belligerent /bəˈlɪdʒ. ə r.ənt/ /-ɚ-/ adjective
1. disapproving wishing to fight or argue
a belligerent person
a belligerent gesture
Watch out! Lee's in a belligerent mood.
2. specialized fighting a war
The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war.
belligerence /bəˈlɪdʒ. ə r.ən t  s/ /-ɚ-/ noun [ U ] ( also belligerency )
I can't stand his belligerence (= his wish to argue with people all the time) .
belligerently /bəˈlɪdʒ. ə r.ənt.li/ /-ɚ-/ adverb
braid /breɪd/ noun CLOTH
1. [ U ] ( also braiding ) a thin strip of cloth or twisted threads, which is fixed onto clothes, uniforms or other things made of cloth, as decoration
The captain of the ship wore a peaked cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads) .

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