SAT- B

Question 1

Baleful

Answer 1

Harmful, with evil intentions

Question 2

Balk

Answer 2

To shop short and refuse to go on

Question 3

Ballast

Answer 3

A structure that helps to stabilize or steady

Question 4

Banal

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Trite, overly common

Question 5

Banality

Answer 5

Something that is trite, commonplace, or predictable

Question 6

Bane

Answer 6

Cause of harm or ruin, source of annoyance

Question 7

Banish

Answer 7

Drive away, expel

Question 8

Bard

Answer 8

Lyrical poet

Question 9

Barricade

Answer 9

Barrier

Question 10

Bastion

Answer 10

Fortification, stronghold

Question 11

Beatific

Answer 11

Displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness

Question 12

Becalm

Answer 12

To stop the progress of, to soothe

Question 13

Becloud

Answer 13

To make less visible, obscure, or blur

Question 14

Bedraggle

Answer 14

Soiled, wet and limp, dilapidated

Question 15

Beget

Answer 15

To produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth, to bring about

Question 16

Beguile

Answer 16

To delude or deceive by trickery

Question 17

Behemoth

Answer 17

Something of monstrous size or power, huge creature

Question 18

Belabor

Answer 18

To insist repeatedly or harp on

Question 19

Belated

Answer 19

Having been delayed, done too late

Question 20

Beleaguer

Answer 20

To harass, plague

Question 21

Belfry

Answer 21

Bell tower, room in which a bell is hung

Question 22

Belie

Answer 22

To misrepresent, expose as false

Question 23

Bellicose

Answer 23

Warlike, aggressive

Question 24

Belligerent

Answer 24

Hostile, tending to fight

Question 25

Benefactor

Answer 25

Someone who helps others financially

Question 26

Beneficent

Answer 26

Pertaining to an act of kindness

Question 27

Benevolent

Answer 27

Friendly and helpful

Question 28

Benighted

Answer 28

Unenlightened

Question 29

Benign

Answer 29

Gentle, harmless

Question 30

Bequeath

Answer 30

To give or leave through a will, to hand down

Question 31

Berate

Answer 31

To scold harshly

Question 32

Bereft

Answer 32

Deprived of or lacking something

Question 33

Beseech

Answer 33

To beg, plead, implore

Question 34

Betray

Answer 34

To be false or disloyal to

Question 35

Bevy

Answer 35

Group

Question 36

Bewilder

Answer 36

To confuse or puzzle

Question 37

Biased

Answer 37

Prejudiced

Question 38

Bifurcate

Answer 38

Divide into two parts

Question 39

Bilious

Answer 39

ill-tempered, sickly ailing

Question 40

Bilk

Answer 40

To cheat, defraud

Question 41

Blandish

Answer 41

To coax with flattery

Question 42

Blasphemous

Answer 42

Cursing, profane, extremely irreverent

Question 43

Blatant

Answer 43

Completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner

Question 44

Blaze

Answer 44

Shine brightly, flare up suddenly

Question 45

Blemish

Answer 45

Imperfection, flaw

Question 46

Blight

Answer 46

To afflict, destroy

Question 47

Blithe

Answer 47

Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought

Question 48

Blithely

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Merrily, lightheartedlycheerful, without appropriate thought

Question 49

Boast

Answer 49

Speak with excessive pride

Question 50

Bolster

Answer 50

Support, prop up

Question 51

Bombastic

Answer 51

High-sounding but meaningless, ostentatiously lofty in style

Question 52

Boon

Answer 52

Blessing, something to be thankful for

Question 53

Bonhomie

Answer 53

Good-natured geniality, atmosphere of good cheer

Question 54

Boor

Answer 54

Crude person, one lacking manners or taste

Question 55

Bourgeois

Answer 55

Middle class

Question 56

Bovine

Answer 56

Relating to cows, having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness

Question 57

Braggart

Answer 57

A person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner

Question 58

Brandish

Answer 58

Wave menacingly

Question 59

Breach

Answer 59

Act of breaking, violation

Question 60

Brigand

Answer 60

Bandit, outlaw

Question 61

Broach

Answer 61

To mention or suggest for the first time

Question 62

Brusque

Answer 62

Rough and abrupt in manner

Question 63

Brutality

Answer 63

Ruthless, cruel, and unrelenting acts

Question 64

Bucolic

Answer 64

Pastoral, rural

Question 65

Buffer

Answer 65

Something that separates two entities

Question 66

Buffoonery

Answer 66

Acting like a clown

Question 67

Burgeon

Answer 67

To sprout or flourish

Question 68

Burnish

Answer 68

To polish, to make smooth and bright

Question 69

Bursar

Answer 69

A treasurer or keeper of funds

Question 70

Buttress

Answer 70

To reinforce or support

Question 71

Bypass

Answer 71

Avoid