Sat Vocab (Set 2)

Front 1

baleful

Back 1

harmful

Front 2

ballad

Back 2

folk song, narrative poem

Front 3

balm

Back 3

soothing, healing influence

Front 4

banal

Back 4

trite, overly common

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bane

Back 5

something causing death, destruction, or ruin

Front 6

banter

Back 6

playful conversation

Front 7

bastion

Back 7

fortification, stronghold

Front 8

bay (v.)

Back 8

to bark, especially in a deep prolonged way

Front 9

beguile

Back 9

to deceive, mislead; charm

Front 10

behemoth

Back 10

huge creature

Front 11

belabor

Back 11

to insist repeatedly or harp on

Front 12

belie

Back 12

to misrepresent; expose as false

Front 13

belligerent

Back 13

hostile, tending to fight

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benefactor

Back 14

someone giving aid or money

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beneficient

Back 15

kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects

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benighted

Back 16

unenlightened

Front 17

bening

Back 17

kindly, gentle, or harmless

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bequeath

Back 18

to give or leave through a will; to hand down

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berate

Back 19

to scold harshly

Front 20

beseech

Back 20

to beg, please, implore

Front 21

bestial

Back 21

beastly, animal-like

Front 22

bias

Back 22

prejudice, slant

Front 23

bibliography

Back 23

list of books

Front 24

bisect

Back 24

to cut into two (usually equal) parts

Front 25

blanch

Back 25

to pale, take the color out of

Front 26

blandish

Back 26

to coax with flattery

Front 27

blasphemous

Back 27

cussing, profance, irreverent

Front 28

blatant

Back 28

glaring, obvious, showy

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blight (v.)

Back 29

to afflict, destroy

Front 30

boisterous

Back 30

rowdy, loud, unrestrained

Front 31

bombastic

Back 31

using high-sounding but meaningless language

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boor

Back 32

crude person, one lacking manners or taste

Front 33

botanist

Back 33

scientist who studies plants

Front 34

bovine

Back 34

cow-like; relating to cows

Front 35

brazen

Back 35

bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass

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broach (v.)

Back 36

to mention or suggest for the first time

Front 37

burgeon

Back 37

to sprout or flourish

Front 38

burnist

Back 38

to polish, make smooth and bright

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buttress (v.)

Back 39

to reinforce or support

Front 40

cacophony

Back 40

unpleasant, jarring noise

Front 41

cajole

Back 41

to flatter, coax, persuade

Front 42

callous

Back 42

thick-skinned, insensitive

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callow

Back 43

immature; lacking sophistication

Front 44

candor

Back 44

honesty of expression

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canny

Back 45

smart; founded on common sense

Front 46

capitulate

Back 46

to submit completely; surrender

Front 47

capricious

Back 47

impulsive, whimsical, without much thought

Front 48

caricature

Back 48

exaggerated portrait, cartoon

Front 49

cartography

Back 49

science or art of making maps

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castigate

Back 50

to punish, chastise, criticize severely

Front 51

catalyst

Back 51

something causing change without being changed

Front 52

catholic

Back 52

universal; broad and comprehensive

Front 53

caucus

Back 53

smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group

Front 54

caustic

Back 54

biting, sarcastic; able to burn

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cede

Back 55

to surrender possession of something

Front 56

censorious

Back 56

severely critical

Front 57

cessation

Back 57

temporary or complete halt

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chagrin

Back 58

shame, embarrassment, himilation

Front 59

champion (v.)

Back 59

to defend or support

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chaotic

Back 60

extremely disorderly

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charlatan

Back 61

quack, fake

Front 62

chary

Back 62

watchful, cautious, extremely shy