family home to her nephew, she died before changing her will. bequest, N.
berate V. /严厉指责，谴责/scold strongly. He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness.
berserk ADV. /疯狂的，狂暴的/frenzied. Angered, he went berserk and began to wreck the room.
Beauty's castle was beset on all sides by dense thickets that hid it from view.
villagers holed up in the town hall and prepared to withstand a long siege. Members of the new administration were besieged with job applications from people who had worked on the campaign.
take on a bestial form.
being loaded all betoken Oakland's importance as a port.
military secrets to the enemy. When he was taken in for questioning, the tightness of his lips betrayed his fear of being caught.
friends who had not suspected any romance. betrothal, N.
bevy N. /一群(少女，小鸟)/large group. The movie actor was surrounded by a bevyof starlets.
we feared he might be biased in the prosecution's favor. bias, N.
bicker V. /争吵/quarrel. The children bickered morning, noon, and night, exasperating their parents.
instead of annual ones. Plants that bear flowers biennially are known as biennials.
bigotry and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.
him rant about his difficulties.
bilk V. /骗/swindle; cheat. The con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.
bivouac N. /帐篷/temporary encampment. While in bivouac, we spent the night in our sleeping bags under the stars.