SAT- B Flashcards
Baleful
Harmful, with evil intentions
Balk
To shop short and refuse to go on
Ballast
A structure that helps to stabilize or steady
Banal
Trite, overly common
Banality
Something that is trite, commonplace, or predictable
Bane
Cause of harm or ruin, source of annoyance
Banish
Drive away, expel
Bard
Lyrical poet
Barricade
Barrier
Bastion
Fortification, stronghold
Beatific
Displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness
Becalm
To stop the progress of, to soothe
Becloud
To make less visible, obscure, or blur
Bedraggle
Soiled, wet and limp, dilapidated
Beget
To produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth, to bring about
Beguile
To delude or deceive by trickery
Behemoth
Something of monstrous size or power, huge creature
Belabor
To insist repeatedly or harp on
Belated
Having been delayed, done too late
Beleaguer
To harass, plague
Belfry
Bell tower, room in which a bell is hung
Belie
To misrepresent, expose as false
Bellicose
Warlike, aggressive
Belligerent
Hostile, tending to fight
Benefactor
Someone who helps others financially
Beneficent
Pertaining to an act of kindness
Benevolent
Friendly and helpful
Benighted
Unenlightened