Adjective

Desolate, windswept, bare

The desolate coast of theBering Seais bleak and uninviting.

Cold, gloomy, unpromising

The chance of the Vikings winning the division is bleak.

Blight

Verb

To check or destroy the growth of

The early frost blightedFlorida’s orange crop.

Noun

Something that impairs growth or causes ruin

The blight of its inner cities continues to be a challenge forAmerica.  

Blithe

Adjective

Merry and carefree

She had a blithe and sunny personality.

Overly unconcerned and reckless

Her blithe attitude about her grades threatened to ruin her chances of attending a good college.

Adjective

Pompous and inflated in language

The politician gave a bombastic speech.

Brusque

Adjective

Overly short or abrupt

Dad’s text of “WTF” was brusque and inappropriate.

Bravado

Noun

A boastful and swaggering show of false bravery

The soldier’s bravado was a mask for his fear.

Brash

Adjective

Overly bold, hasty, and thoughtless

He made the brash prediction that the Vikings would win the Super Bowl.  We just laughed at him.

Boisterous

Adjective

Noisy and rowdy

The locker room was boisterous after the team’s big win.

Boorish

Adjective

Rude or unrefined

His boorish table manners were an embarrassment.

Boycott

Verb

To refuse to buy, use or deal with as a way of protest

PETA boycotted meat due to the maltreatment of farm animals.

Noun

An instance of such behavior

PETA organized a boycott of meat.