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Baleful

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Harmful, with evil intentions

Synonyms: dark, sinister

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Balk

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To stop short and refuse to go on

Synonyms: flinch, shirk from

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Ballast

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A structure that helps to stabilize or steady

Synonyms: counterweight, balancer

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Banal

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Trite, overly common

Synonyms: hackneyed, inane, shopworn

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Banality

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Something that is trite, commonplace, or predictable

Synonyms: ordinariness, dullness

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Bane

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Cause of harm or ruin, source of annoyance

Synonyms: nuisance, pest, irritation

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Banish

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Drive away, expel

Synonyms: cast out, exile, evict

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Bard

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Lyrical poet

Synonyms: rhymester, versifier

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Barricade

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Barrier

Synonyms: obstacle

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Bastion

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Fortification, stronghold

Synonyms: bulwark, defense, haven

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Beatific

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Displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness

Synonyms: angelic, blissful

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Becalm

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To stop the progress of, to soothe

Synonyms: quiet, allay, still

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Becloud

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To make less visible, obscure, or blur

Synonyms: muddle, cloud

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Bedraggle

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Soiled, wet and limp, dilapidated

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Beget

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To produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth, to bring about

Synonyms: Cause, breed

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Beguile

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To delude or deceive by trickery

Synonyms: misguide, mislead

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Behemoth

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Something of monstrous size or power, huge creature

Synonyms: giant, mammoth

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Belabor

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To insist repeatedly or harp on

Synonyms: dwell upon, lambaste

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Belated

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Having been delayed, done too late

Synonyms: postponed, tardy, deferred

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Beleaguer

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To harass, plague

Synonyms: beset, besiege

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Belfry

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Bell tower, room in which a bell is hung

Synonyms: spire, steeple

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Belie

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To misrepresent, expose as false

Synonyms: distort, refute

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Bellicose

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Warlike, aggressive

Synonyms: belligerent, combative, hostile, pugnacious

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Belligerent

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Hostile, tending to fight

Synonyms: aggressive, bellicose, combative, pugnacious

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Benefactor

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Someone who helps others financially

Synonyms: sponsor, supporter, patron

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Beneficent

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Pertaining to an act of kindness

Synonyms: charitable, generous

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Benevolent

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Friendly and helpful

Synonyms: caring, compassionate, giving

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Benighted

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Unenlightened

Synonyms: ignorant, illiterate, unschooled

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Benign

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Gentle, harmless

Synonyms: kind, caring, benevolent

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Bequeath

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To give or leave through a will, to hand down

Synonyms: bestow, pass on, transmit

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Berate

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To scold harshly

Synonyms: criticize

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Bereft

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Deprived of or lacking something

Synonyms: devoid

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Beseech

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To beg, plead, implore

Synonyms: entreat, petition, supplicate

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Betray

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To be false or disloyal to

Synonyms: deceive, let down

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Bevy

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Group

Synonyms: band, bunch, gang, pack, troop

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Bewilder

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To confuse or puzzle

Synonyms: baffle, perplex, confound

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Biased

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Prejudiced

Synonyms: unfair, influenced, subjective

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Bifurcate

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Divide into two parts

Synonyms: bisect

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Bilious

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Ill-tempered, sickly, ailing

Synonyms: pale, feeble

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Bilk

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To cheat, defraud

Synonyms: dupe, fleece, swindle

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Blandish

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To coax with flattery

Synonyms: cajole, charm, wheedle

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Blasphemous

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Cursing, profane, extremely irreverent (lack of respect)

Synonyms: foul-mouthed

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Blatant

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Completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner

Synonyms: obvious, flagrant

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Blaze

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Shine brightly, flare up suddenly

Synonyms: fire, combustion, burst into flames

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Blemish

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Imperfection, flaw

Synonyms: mark, spot, blotch

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Blight

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To afflict, destroy

Synonyms: damage, plague

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Blithe

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Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought

Synonyms: carefree, lighthearted, merry

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Blithely

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Merrily, lightheartedly cheerful, without appropriate thought

Synonyms: carefree

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Boast

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Speak with excessive pride

Synonyms: brag, show off, swank

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Bolster

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Support, prop up

Synonyms: brace, buttress, crutch, prop, stay, support

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Bombastic

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High-sounding but meaningless, ostentatiouslye (designed to impress; pretentious) lofty in style

Synonyms: grandiose, inflated

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Boon

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Blessing, something to be thankful for

Synonyms: benefit, favor, treasure, windfall

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Bonhomie

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Good-natured geniality, atmosphere of good cheer

Synonyms: friendliness

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Boor

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Crude person, one lacking manners or taste

Synonyms: clod, lout, oaf, vulgarian, yahoo

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Bourgeois

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Middle class

Synonyms: capitalist, conventional

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Bovine

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Relating to cows, having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness

Synonyms: dull, placid

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Braggart

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A person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner

Synonyms: boaster, showoff

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Brandish

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Wave menacingly

Synonyms: wield, flourish, flaunt

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Breach

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Act of breaking, violation

Synonyms: contravention, dereliction, gap, lapse, rift

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Brigand

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Bandit, outlaw

Synonyms: plunderer

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Broach

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To mention or suggest for the first time

Synonyms: introduce, propose

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Brusque

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Rough and abrupt in manner

Synonyms: blunt, curt, gruff, rude, tactless

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Brutality

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Ruthless, cruel, and unrelenting acts

Synonyms: viciousness, violence, rough treatment

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Bucolic

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Pastoral, rural

Synonyms: rustic, country

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Buffer

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Something that separates two entities

Synonyms: safeguard, shield, defense

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Buffoonery

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Acting like a clown

Synonyms: foolishness

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Burgeon

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To sprout or flourish

Synonyms: blossom, expand, grow, proliferate, thrive

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Burnish

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To polish, to make smooth and bright

Synonyms: shine

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Bursar

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A treasurer or keeper of funds

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Buttress

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To reinforce or support

Synonyms: bolster, brace, prop, strengthen

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Bypass

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Avoid

Synonyms: evade, detour, sidestep

SAT Vocabulary (26 decks)

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