Today's Word - March

WORD	MEANING	SENTENCE
Backbone (n)	courage, fortitude, or strength	He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.
blame(v)	The state of having caused a bad event.	The blame for starting the fire lays on the arsonist.
Beggar (n)	A person who begs.	It is common to see beggars who ask for money, food, or other items in a large city.
Boast (v)	to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself	I wish she wouldn’t boast about her family so much.
Brave (adj)	strong in the face of fear; heroic	“This may hurt a little, so try and be brave,” said the dentist.
Buffet (n)	Food laid out on a long table and diners serve themselves	The buffet is a good idea for the occasion because we don’t have enough people to help.
Background (n)	A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject	The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.
Bombshell (n)	something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational	The chairman dropped a bombshell when he said he was resigning.
Balanced (adj)	even	He believed he rarely got sick because of his well-balanced diet.
Beneath (adv)	below or underneath	The ship disappeared beneath the waves.
Border (v)	The outer edge of something.	The road was bordered with trees.
Bake (v)	To cook (something) in an oven	On her birthday, he baked her a cake.
Broad (adj)	wide in extent or scope	We drove the whole day on a broad roads.
Bargain (v)	anything bought cheap	She was too fond of her most filthy bargain
Believe (v)	To consider likely.	I believe it might rain tomorrow.
Breathe (v)	To inhale.	I hate having to breathe in other people’s cigarette smoke.
Backward (adj)	the direction towards the back	Our teaching methods are backward compared to some other countries.
Branch (n)	The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk	He fell from the branch of that tree yesterday.