Quiz C 9

Beckon is to reprimand members who are unruly in a meeting.

Becalm is to agitate one no end.

A beaver is the largest and most dangerous of the North American bears.

Beauty refers to the qualities that give pleasure to the senses.

A bearer is one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral.

A beaker is a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic used for chemistry.

A beagle is a brass instrument for directing soldiers to attack or retreat.

A beacon is a signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy or to give any notice of warning.

A bazaar is a street of small shops especially in the East.

Bawdry refers to drunken stupor and wanton destruction of property.

Which word beginning with ba means – cheap showy jewellery or ornament on clothing?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – a strip fixed to something to hold it firm?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – a container that is usually woven and has handles?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – the commonest type of solidified lava?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – exchange goods without involving money?{blank_1}

Which word beginning with ba means – a cart with handles for carrying small loads?{blank_1}

Which word in the following group is out of place with bland – boring, mundane, urbane, tedious?

Which word in the following group is out of place with bizarre – ominous, strange, weird, curious?

Which word in the following group is out of place with billow – surge, expand, balloon, splurge?

Which word in the following group is out of place with bicker – squabble, mangle, wrangle, clash?

Which word in the following group is out of place with betray – deceive, mislead, defray, double-cross?

Which word in the following group is out of place with beseech – implore, solicit, entreat, adore?

Which word in the following group is out of place with berate – scold, terminate, rebuke, reproach?

Which word in the following group is out of place with benign – ensign, gentle, friendly, generous?

Which word in the following group is out of place with bemuse – daze, braze, perplex, flummox?

Which word in the following group is out of place with bellow – shout, scream, wallow, howl?

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.