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SAT VOCAB "B" PART 2
Sat vocabulary FROM PRINCETON REVIEW'S WORD SMART
Term | Definition |
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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 |