SAT Vocab B Flashcards by E B

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baleful

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harmful, threatening

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ballad

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folk song, narrative poem

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balm

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soothing, healing influence

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banal

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trite, overly common

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bane

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something causing death, destruction or ruin

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banter

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playful conversation

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bastion

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fortification, stronghold

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bay (v.)

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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way

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beguile

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to deceive, mislead; charm

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behemoth

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huge creature; something enormous

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belabor

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to insist repeatedly or harp on

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belie

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to misinterpret; expose as false

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belligerent

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hostlie, tending to fight

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benefactor

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someone giving aid or money

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benighted

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unenlightened, ignorant

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benign

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kindly, gentle, or harmless

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bequeath

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to give or leave through a will; to hand down

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berate

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to scold harshly

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beseech

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to beg, plead, implore

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bestial

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beastly, animal-like

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bias

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prejudice, slant

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bibliography

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list of books

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bisect

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to cut into two (equal) parts

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blanch

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to pale; take the color out of

blandish

to coax with flattery

blasphemous

cursing, profane, irreverent

blatant

glaring, obvious, showy

blight (v.)

to afflict, destroy

boisterous

rowdy, loud, unrestrained

bombastic

using high sounding but meaningless language

boor

crude person, one lacking manners or taste

botanist

scientist who studies plants

bovine

cowlike, relating to cows

brazen

bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass

broach (v.)

to mention or suggest for the first time

burgeon

to sprout or flourish

burnish

to polish, make smooth and bright

buttress (v.)

to reinforce or support