In other words, b to w

• brumous, adjective. Foggy, misty.
• commensurate, adjective. Of the same size, extent, or duration as another.
• conflagration, noun. A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning; (figuratively) a large-scale conflict.
• destitute, adjective. Lacking something needed or desirable; totally impoverished.
• desuetude, noun. A state of disuse or inactivity.
• effete, adjective. Having or reflecting an attitude of social superiority; pretentious or snobbish; depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted.
• epeolatry, noun. The worship of words.
• funicular (aka funicular railway), noun. A cable railway system in which a cable moves permanently attached rail cars up and down a slope.
• gargoyle, noun. A grotesque ornamental figure or person; a roof spout usually in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall.
• hendiadys, noun. A figure of speech in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction instead of the combination of one independent word and its modifier (e.g. grace and favor instead of gracious favor).
• histrionic, adjective. Deliberately affected; overly dramatic or emotional; theatrical.
• hypoxia, noun. A deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body.
• jargogle, verb. To jumble, thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or scramble.
• kalon, noun. Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense (especially as perceived by Greek philosophers).
• klaxon, noun. A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.
• liripipe, noun. The pendant part of a long tail of a cloak or hood.
• Manichean, noun. An adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements.
• mannequin, noun. A styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing; dummy.
• matriculate, verb. To go through the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment, in a society or college; to enroll; to enter.
• mélange (also melange), noun. A mixture, or medley; confusion.
• monolatry, noun. The belief in the existence of multiple gods but practicing only the worship of one of them (cf. monotheism).
• monotheism, noun. The doctrine or belief that there is only one God (cf. monolatry).
• octothorpe, noun. The earliest or official name for the symbol # (of uncertain meaning, the name was created when the # symbol was added to the telephone operating system).
• peculation, noun. Embezzlement.
• profligacy, noun. The trait of spending extravagantly; dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure.
• rebarbative, adjective. Tending to irritate; irritating; repellent; annoying.
• rescind, verb. To abrogate; revoke; annul; vacate, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority.
• resend, verb. To send again; to send back.
• sapient, adjective. Having great wisdom and discernment; possessing or expressing great sagacity.
• speculation, noun. Assumption of unusual business risk in hopes of obtaining commensurate gain.
• Sudoku, noun. A logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle, in a 9 by 9 grid of squares (from the Japanese, shortened from sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru (the numbers must remain single).
• tsundoku, noun. The act or phenomenon of acquiring reading materials and letting them pile up in one’s home without reading them (from the Japanese words tsunde-oku (to pile things up) and dokusho (reading books).
• woebegone, adjective. Beset with woe; exhibiting great woe; sad.