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SAT Vocabs Day #27
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benefactor | a person who gives help to a person or cause (noun) |
| benign | gentle and kindly (adj.) |
| benison | a blessing (noun) |
| bequeath | leave something to another person in a will; pass or leave something to someone else (verb) |
| berate | scold or criticize someone angrily (verb) |
| bereave | deprived of a loved one (verb) |
| bereft | deprived of or lacking something; of a person sad and lonely (adj.) |
| beret | round flattish cap of felt or cloth; those french artist cap thingies (noun) |
| berth | a ship'a allotted place; provide sleeping place for someone (noun/verb) |
| beseech | ask someone urgently and feverently to do something (verb) |
| besmirch | damage the reputation of; make something dirty or discolored (verb) |
| bestrew | cover/partly cover a surface with scattered objects; objects lie scattered (verb) |
| bestride | sit astride on (extending across; a leg on each side) (verb) |
| bete noire | a person or thing one especially dislikes (noun) |
| betide | happen to someone (verb) |
| betimes | before usual or expected time; sometimes on, on occasion (adv.) |
| bibliophile | a person who loves books (noun) |
| bibulous | excessively fond of drinking alcohol (adj.) |
| biennial | happening every two years (adj.) |
| bier | movable frame that a coffin or corpse is put in (noun) |