1. Baneful (adj.) ruinous, poisonous β€” Drugs have baneful effect on the mind of the youth.

  2. Bravado (n.) swagger, false courage β€” Retired soldiers often assume the airs of bravado.

  3. Besmirch (v.) defile β€” The opposition always tries to besmirch the reputation of the ruling party.

  4. Bovine (adj.) of cow β€” She is bovine by nature while her sister is haughty.

  5. Baffle (v.) perplex, frustrate β€” (i) A wrong signal was sent to baffle the enemy. (ii) All his efforts were baffled by the adamant attitude of his father.

  6. Berserk (adv.) frenzied, amok β€” The police went berserk and began to lathi charge the crowd demonstrating peacefully.

  7. Boutique (n.) store for fashionable clothes β€” Boutiques make good business round the year, especially ahead of Eid and on account of shopping for weddings.

  8. Breach (n.) breaking of contract/duty, peace, rift β€” Anti-social elements were rounded up for fear of breach of peace.

  9. Bizarre (adj.) grotesque, awkward β€” The gentry present in the club were not expected to behave in a bizarre manner.

  10. Bode (v.) foreshadow, foretell, augur β€” Frequent elections in the country do not bode well for democracy in Pakistan.

  11. Blasphemous (adj.) impious, irreligious β€” French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about not doing away with blasphemous caricatures clearly encourage hatred, polarisation, Islamophobia and xenophobia across the world, injuring the feelings of Muslims across the world.

  12. Chide (v.) scold β€” Sonia was chided for coming late to the meeting.

  13. Conversant (adj.) familiar β€” A good citizen is supposed to be conversant with the rules of the road.

  14. Capricious (adj.) fickle, unstable, faithless β€” Capricious persons change their mind frequently without any reason.

  15. Caption (n.) title β€” Please give a suitable caption to this picture.