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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| boost | verb | He had to boost his wife over the fence. | to raise by pushing from behind or below |
| botany | noun | That institute of botany worked to improve roses. | the science or study of plants |
| bourgeois | noun | The bourgeois will try to exploit the peasants. | in Marxist theory a capitalist |
| brag | noun | He continued to brag about his time in the army. | to talk boastfully; self-admiring speech |
| brandish | verb | The robber brandished a gun during the crime. | to wave or flourish menacingly |
| brine | noun | We soaked the pickles in brine. | water saturated with salt |
| brocade | noun | We bought some beautiful silk brocade in China | heavy fabric with raised designs |
| brochure | noun | The brochure explained how to use the machine. | a small booklet containing product information |
| brooch | noun | She wore a silver brooch on her dress. | a relatively large decorative pin or clasp |
| broth | noun | She gave her sick husband some hot chicken broth. | a thin clear soup |