SAT高频词汇的掌握对于SAT的考试成绩有很大的帮助，新航道小编整理SAT高频词汇 B部分，供大家参考。
balk (v.) to stop, block abruptly (Edna’s boss balked at her request for another raise.)
ballad (n.) a love song (Greta’s boyfriend played her a ballad on the guitar during their
walk through the dark woods.)
banal (adj.) dull, commonplace (The client rejected our proposal because they found
our presentation banal and unimpressive.)
bane (n.) a burden (Advanced physics is the bane of many students’ academic lives.)
bard (n.) a poet, often a singer as well (Shakespeare is often considered the greatest bard
in the history of the English language.)
bashful (adj.) shy, excessively timid (Frankie’s mother told him not to be bashful when
he refused to attend the birthday party.)
battery 1.(n.) a device that supplies power (Most cars run on a combination of power
from a battery and gasoline.) 2. (n.)assault, beating (Her husband was accused of
assault and battery after he attacked a man on the sidewalk.)
beguile (v.) to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all of
their money to him.)
behemoth (n.) something of tremendous power or size (The new aircraft carrier is
among several behemoths that the Air Force has added to its fleet.)
benevolent (adj.) marked by goodness or doing good (Police officers should be
commended for their benevolent service to the community.)
benign (adj.) favorable, not threatening, mild (We were all relieved to hear that the
medical tests determined her tumor to be benign.)
bequeath (v.) to pass on, give (Jon’s father bequeathed his entire estate to his mother.)
berate (v.) to scold vehemently (The angry boss berated his employees for failing to
meet their deadline.)
bereft (adj.) devoid of, without (His family was bereft of food and shelter following the
tornado.)
beseech (v.) to beg, plead, implore (The servant beseeched the king for food to feed his
starving family.)
bias (n.) a tendency, inclination, prejudice (The judge’s hidden bias against smokers led
him to make an unfair decision.)
SAT Vocabulary
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bilk (v.) cheat, defraud (The lawyer discovered that this firm had bilked several clients
out of thousands of dollars.)
blandish (v.) to coax by using flattery (Rachel’s assistant tried to blandish her into
accepting the deal.)
blemish (n.) an imperfection, flaw (The dealer agreed to lower the price because of the
many blemishes on the surface of the wooden furniture.)
blight 1. (n.) a plague, disease (The potato blight destroyed the harvest and bankrupted
many families.) 2. (n.) something that destroys hope (His bad morale is a blight
upon this entire operation.)
boisterous (adj.) loud and full of energy (The candidate won the vote after giving
several boisterous speeches on television.)
bombastic (adj.) excessively confident, pompous (The singer’s bombastic performance
disgusted the crowd.)
boon (n.) a gift or blessing (The good weather has been a boon for many businesses
located near the beach.)
bourgeois (n.) a middle-class person, capitalist (Many businessmen receive criticism for
their bourgeois approach to life.)
brazen (adj.) excessively bold, brash (Critics condemned the novelist’s brazen attempt
to plagiarize Hemingway’s story.)
brusque (adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (The captain’s brusque manner offended the
passengers.)
buffet 1. (v.) to strike with force (The strong winds buffeted 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 buffet and ate standing up.)
burnish (v.) to polish, shine (His mother asked him to burnish the silverware before
setting the table.)
buttress 1. (v.) to support, hold up (The column buttresses the roof above the statue.) 2.
(n.) something that offers support (The buttress supports the roof above the statues.)
