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SAT Words 12

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bilk (v.) cheat, defraud (The lawyer discovered that this firm had _____d several clients out of thousands of dollars.)
blandish (v.) to coax by using flattery (Rachel’s assistant tried to ______ her into accepting the deal.)
blemish (n.) an imperfection, flaw (The dealer agreed to lower the price because of the many _____s on the surface of the wooden furniture.)
blight 1. (n.) a plague, disease (The potato _____ destroyed the harvest and bankrupted many families.) 2. (n.) something that destroys hope (His bad morale is a _____ upon this entire operation.)
boisterous (adj.) loud and full of energy (The candidate won the vote after giving several _____ speeches on television.)
bombastic (adj.) excessively confident, pompous (The singer’s _____ performance disgusted the crowd.)
boon (n.) a gift or blessing (The good weather has been a _____ for many businesses located near the beach.)
bourgeois (n.) a middle-class person, capitalist (Many businessmen receive criticism for their _____ approach to life.)
brazen (adj.) excessively bold, brash (Critics condemned the novelist’s _____ attempt to plagiarize Hemingway’s story.)
brusque (adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (The captain’s _____ manner offended the passengers.)
buffet 1. (v.) to strike with force (The strong winds _____d the ships, threatening to capsize them.) 2. (n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table (Rather than sitting around a table, the guests took food from our _____ and ate standing up.)
burnish (v.) to polish, shine (His mother asked him to _____ the silverware before setting the table.)
buttress 1. (v.) to support, hold up (The column _____s the roof above the statue.) 2. (n.)something that offers support (The _____ supports the roof above the statues.)
cacophony (n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound (The elementary school orchestra created a _____ at the recital.)
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