SAT Vocabulary 9

Question 1

blemish

Answer 1

(n.)

an imperfection, flaw

Question 2

blight

Answer 2

1. (n.)
   a plague, disease
2. (n.)
   something that destroys hope

Question 3

boisterous

Answer 3

(adj.)

loud and full of energy

Question 4

bombastic

Answer 4

(adj.)

excessively confident, pompous

Question 5

boon

Answer 5

(n.)

a gift or blessing

Question 6

bourgeois

Answer 6

(n.) 
a middle-class person, capitalist

Question 7

brazen

Answer 7

(adj.)

excessively bold, brash

Question 8

brusque

Answer 8

(adj.)

short, abrupt, dismissive

Question 9

buffet

Answer 9

1. (v.)
   to strike with force
2. (n.)
   an arrangement of food set out on a table

Question 10

burnish

Answer 10

(v.)

to polish, shine

Question 11

buttress

Answer 11

1. (v.)
   to support, hold up
   2.(n.)
   something that offers support

Question 12

cacophony

Answer 12

(n.)

tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

Question 13

cadence

Answer 13

(n.)

a rhythm, progression of sound

Question 14

cajole

Answer 14

(v.)

to urge, coax

Question 15

calamity

Answer 15

(n.)

an event with disastrous consequences

Question 16

calibrate

Answer 16

(v.)

to set, standardize

Question 17

callous

Answer 17

(adj.)

harsh, cold, unfeeling

Question 18

calumny

Answer 18

(n.)

an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies

Question 19

camaraderie

Answer 19

(n.)

brotherhood, jovial unity

Question 20

candor

Answer 20

(n.)

honesty, frankness