SAT word list 7

bluster(v)

to blow in heavy gust; to threaten

bode(v)

to foreshadow

bogus(n)

counterfeit

bohemian(adj)

unconventional lifestyle in an artistic way

boisterous(adj)

violent; rough

bolster(v)

support; reinforce

boon(n)

blessing

boorish(adj)

clumsy; rude

bovine(adj)

cow-like; dull

brandish(v)

wave around; flourish

brazen(adj)

arrogant

brindled(adj)

with stripes or streaks

bristling(adj)

rising like bristles; showing irritation

broach(v)

to introduce; to open up

brooch(n)

ornamental clasp

browbeat(v)

to bully; to scare

brusque(adj)

blunt; abrupt

buccaneer(n)

pirate

bucolic(adj)

pastoral; garden related

bullion(n)

gold and silver bars

bulwark(n)

strong defense

bumptious(adj)

self-assertive

bungalow(n)

small cottage hut

bungle(v)

to blunder

burgeon(v)

to grow forth

burlesque(v)

to ridicule in literacy by exaggeration or comic imitation

burnish(v)

to polish

buttress(v)

to support in architecture

cabal(n)

a cabinet of people united for their own interests

buxom(adj)

plump; jolly; vigorous

cacophonous(adj)

inharmonious

cajole(v)

coax; beguile; persuade with flattery

callous(adj)

cold; unfeeling

callow(adj)

youthful; immature

calumny(n)

malicious misrepresentation

candor(n)

open honesty

canny(adj)

thrifty

cant(n)

insincere expression of piety

cantankerous(adj)

irritable

canter(v)

slow gallop