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SAT VOCAB "B" PART 2
Sat vocabulary FROM PRINCETON REVIEW'S WORD SMART
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BANAL | UNORIGINAL, ORDINARY |
| BANE | POISON, TORMENT; CAUSE OF HARM |
| BASTION | STRONGHOLD, FORTRESS, FORTIFIED PLACE |
| BEGET | TO CREATE, TO LEAD TO, TO GIVE BIRTH TO |
| BELABOR | GO OVER REPEATEDLY TO AN ABSURD EXTENT |
| BELEAGUER | TO BESIEGE, OR SURROND |
| BELIE | TO CONTRADICT, GIVE THE FALSE IMPRESSION OF |
| BELITTLE | TO PUT SOMEONE DOWN |
| BELLIGERENT | COMBATIVE, QUARRELSOME |
| BEMUSED | CONFUSED, BEWILDERED |
| BENEFACTOR | ONE WHO PROVIDES HELP (ESPECIALLY IN GIFTS OR DONATIONS) |
| BENEFICIARY | TO RECEIVE BENEFITS |
| BENEVOLENT | GENEROUS, KIND |
| BENIGN | NOT HARMFUL, MILD, KIND |
| MALIGNANT | ILL WILL, NASTY, EVIL, HARMFUL |
| MALIGN | EVILDOER, SAY UNFAIR BAD THINGS ABOUT A PERSON |
| SLANDER | MALIGN |
| MALEVOLENT | WISHING TO DO HARM, EVIL |
| MALEFACTOR | PERSON WHO DOES BAD THINGS |
| BEQUEST | A GIFT OF MONEY TO A PERSON; A LEGACY |
| BEQUEATH | SOMETHING LEFT TO SOMEONE IN A WILL (USUALLY A BENEFICIARY) |
| BEREAVED | LEFT DESOLATE ESPECIALLY THROUGH DEATH |
| BESET | HARASS, TO SURROND |
| BLASPHEMY | IRREVERENCE, AN INSULT TO SOMETHING HELD SACRED (EX: GOD) |
| BLATANT | OFFENSIVELY NOISY |
| BLIGHT | A DISEASE IN PLANTS, ANYTHING THAT INJURES OR DESTROYS |
| BLITHE | CAREFREE, CHEERFUL |
| BOURGEOUS | MIDDLE CLASS, BORINGLY CONVENTIONAL |
| BOVINE | COW-LIKE, COW RELATED |
| CANINE | DOG-LIKE, DOG RELATED |
| EQUINE | HORSE-LIKE, HORSE RELATED |
| FELINE | CAT-LIKE, CAT RRELATED |
| PISCINE | FISH-LIKE, FISH RELATED |
| URSINE | BEAR-LIKE, BEAR RELATED |
| BREVITY | BRIEFNESS (RELATED TO THE WORD ABBREVIATE) |
| BROACH | OPEN UP A SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION |
| BUCOLIC | CHARMINGLY RURAL, COUNTRYLIKE |
| BUREAUCRACY | ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY INEFFICIENCY |
| BURGEON | TO EXPAND/FLOURISH |
| BURLESQUE | MOCKING, EXAGGERATED IMITATION |