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SSAT B Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BANAL | "boringly predictable; |
| BANISH | "to send away, condemn to exile; drive or put away |
| BARRIER | "anything that makes progress harder or impossible; a limit or boundary |
| BEGUILE | "to delude, deceive by trickery |
| BELLIGERENCE | "aggressive hostility |
| BENEFACTOR | "someone giving financial or general assistance |
| BENEFICIAL | "advantageous, helpful, conferring benefit |
| BENEVOLENCE | inclination to do good deeds |
| BEWILDERED | "completely confused or puzzled, perplexed |
| BIAS | "prejudice, particular tendency |
| BILE | "ill temper, irritability |
| BLISS | "supreme happiness, utter joy or contentment; heaven, paradise |
| BOISTEROUS | "loud and unrestrained |
| BOTANIST | scientist specializing in study of plants |
| BOUNTY | "generosity in giving; reward |
| BRAVADO | "showy and pretentious display of courage |
| BREVITY | "state of being brief, of not lasting a long time |
| BRIG | "ship's prison |
| BURNISH | "to make shiny by rubbing, as with a cloth |
| CACHE | "hiding place for treasures, etc.; anything in such a hiding place |
| CAJOLE | "to wheedle, persuade with promises or flattery, coax |
| CAMOUFLAGE | "(n) disguise worn in order to deceive an enemy; for instance, uniforms the color of trees and dirt |
| CANDOR | "frankness and sincerity; fairness |
| CANINE | Dog |
| CANTANKEROUS | "quarrelsome and grouchy |
| CAPRICE | "sudden, unpredictable change |
| CASCADE | "(n) waterfall, as in a type of fireworks resembling a waterfall |
| CATASTROPHE | "disastrous event |
| CELESTIAL | "relating to the heavens |
| CENSOR | "to remove material from books, plays, magazines, etc. for moral, political, or religious reasons |
| CHASM | "gorge or deep canyon |
| CHOLERIC | bad-tempered |
| CHOREOGRAPHER | "person, creating and arranging dances for stage performances |
| CHORUS | "group acting together |
| CHRONIC | "continuing over a long period of time, long-standing |
| CIRCUMSCRIBE | "to encircle with a line; to limit in any way |
| COLLISION | "crash, clash, or conflict |
| COMMUNICATIVE | "talkative and likely to communicate |
| COMPASSION | "deep feeling of pity or sympathy for others |
| COMPEL | "to force someone or something to act ' |
| COMPETENT | "having enough skill for some purpose; adequate but not exceptional |
| CONCISE | "brief and compact |
| CONDONE | "to pardon, to forgive, or overlook |
| CONFIDENTIAL | "done secretly or in confidence |
| CONSTRICT | "to squeeze, make tighter |
| CONTEMPLATION | "thoughtful observation |
| CONTEND | "to fight or struggle against; to debate |
| CONTENTIOUS | "eager to quarrel |
| CONVENE | "to assemble or meet |
| CONVENTIONAL | "established or approved by general usage |
| COPIOUS | "abundant, large in number or quantity, plentiful |
| COUNTENANCE | "(n) face or facial, expression, or the general appearance or behavior of something or someone |
| COUPLET | "unit of poetry with two rhyming lines |
| COURIER | "person who carries messages, news, or information |
| CUE | "hint or guiding suggestion |
| CURVATURE | "state of being curved |
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iVORY-Martyn
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