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SAT Vocab. (banal-chagrin)
SAT Vocab. (banal-chagrin); + = positive connotation, - + negative connotation
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07/08/2011

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banal (adj) -
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stale from overuse; trite, insipid, commonplace
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bane (n) -
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source of bad luck or harm; curse, destruction
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baroque (adj)
Definition
extravagant, elaborate style of decoration or presentation; ornate, as music or literature
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bellicose (adj) -
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looking for a fight; aggressive, feisty, warlike
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bellwether (n)
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a leader, one who will take charge
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benign (adj) +
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gentle, gracious, kind; mild or favorable, not malignant
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beset (v) -
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to trouble, harass, or hem in
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bias (n)
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diagonal line; prejudice or personal outlook; bent tendency
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bicker (v) -
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to quarrel over little things; quibble, argue
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bigot (n) -
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hypocrite; intolerant person who thinks his way is the only way
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bilk (v) -
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to cheat or defraud
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blasphemy (n) -
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profanity, as a lack of respect for God; swearing about something sacred
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blatant (adj) -
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embarrassingly obvious, loud, or showy; brazen, tasteless
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blithe (adj) +
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cheerful, merry, and lighthearted; casual, heedless
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boor (n) -
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person lacking manners or sensitivity; clod, yokel
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bourgeois (adj)
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middle class, common
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bovine (adj)
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cowlike; patient and slow-moving; dull or placid
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brackish (adj)
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rather salty; unappealing
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brandish (v)
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to wave about in a threatening way; to swing back and forth; to flourish with a flair
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brigand (n)
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bandit or thief (used in a less negative sense)
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brusque (adj) -
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abrupt, short, or blunt, usually unpleasant in effect; curt
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bucolic (adj)
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referring to the country; rustic, rural, pastoral
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bumptious (adj) -
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egotistic, often irritatingly self-assured; pushy, arrogant
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buoyant (adj)
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lighthearted, cheerful, upbeat; able to float
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burlesque (n)
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a literary or dramatic work making fun or ridiculing by comic exaggeration; a mockery or caricature
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buttress (n)
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a support that gives stability and strength
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buttress (v)
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to shore up, support, or strengthen
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cacophony (n) -
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horrible sound; harsh, displeasing noise
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cajole (v)
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to beg, wheedle, or coax
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caliber (n)
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moral or mental worth; quality; diameter of a projectile or bore of the gun
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calumny (n) -
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malicious, damaging talk about another; slander
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candid (adj) +
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open and honest; fair or free of bias; frank, even to bluntness
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cant (n) -
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hypocritical talk; dialect of a particular group; jargon; trite talk
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cant (v)
Definition
to tilt or slant at an angle
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cantankerous (adj) -
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grumpy, testy, bad-tempered and quarrelsome
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canvass (v)
Definition
to do a survey; solicit votes, opinions, orders, etc.
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capitulate (v)
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to give in surrender, or acquiesce
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capricious (adj)
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not steady or constant; changing at a whim
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captious (adj) -
Definition
overly critical, finding fault easily
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carnage (n) -
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slaughter or massacre (as in a war)
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carp (v) -
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to nitpick; find fault in a petty manner
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cathartic (n)
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something that cleans or purges; a purifier
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caustic (adj)-
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biting or corrosive ; incisive, cutting
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cavil (v) -
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to object in a trivial or unimportant way; to find fault in a captious way
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chagrin (n) -
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embarrassment; unhappiness brought on by humiliation
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