SAT Vocab B Flashcards by E B | Brainscape

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baleful

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harmful, threatening

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ballad

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folk song, narrative poem

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balm

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soothing, healing influence

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banal

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trite, overly common

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bane

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something causing death, destruction or ruin

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banter

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playful conversation

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bastion

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fortification, stronghold

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bay (v.)

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to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way

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beguile

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to deceive, mislead; charm

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behemoth

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huge creature; something enormous

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belabor

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to insist repeatedly or harp on

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belie

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to misinterpret; expose as false

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belligerent

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hostlie, tending to fight

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benefactor

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someone giving aid or money

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benighted

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unenlightened, ignorant

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benign

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kindly, gentle, or harmless

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bequeath

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to give or leave through a will; to hand down

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berate

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to scold harshly

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beseech

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to beg, plead, implore

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bestial

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beastly, animal-like

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bias

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prejudice, slant

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bibliography

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list of books

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bisect

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to cut into two (equal) parts

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blanch

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to pale; take the color out of

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blandish

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to coax with flattery

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blasphemous

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cursing, profane, irreverent

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blatant

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glaring, obvious, showy

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blight (v.)

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to afflict, destroy

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boisterous

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rowdy, loud, unrestrained

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bombastic

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using high sounding but meaningless language

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boor

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crude person, one lacking manners or taste

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botanist

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scientist who studies plants

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bovine

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cowlike, relating to cows

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brazen

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bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass

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broach (v.)

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to mention or suggest for the first time

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burgeon

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to sprout or flourish

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burnish

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to polish, make smooth and bright

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buttress (v.)

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to reinforce or support