SAT Vocabulary 41-50

SAT 41 Belligerent (adj.) – Inclined or eager to fight; combative; hostile or aggressive Sentence – The belligerent bully pushed people around and threatened them. New Sentence (HW) -

SAT 42 Bemused (adj.) – confused; bewildered Sentence – Ralph was bemused when all the lights in his house began twitching on and off for no apparent reason. New Sentence (HW) –

SAT 43 Benevolent (adj.) – doing good deeds; generous; kind Sentence – Giving money to the poor is a benevolent act. New Sentence (HW)- In your agendas, please record two assignments: – 1/6 Articles read and after reading strategies – 1/11 Persuasive essay due

SAT 44 Benign – (adj.) gentle; not harmful Sentence – Pete’s remarks seemed threatening at first, but Sally soon discovered that his words were benign. HW – NEW SENTENCE

SAT 45 Blasphemy (noun) – irreverence; an insult to something sacred; profanity Sentence – The terrible things that Polly said about God could only be considered blasphemy.

SAT 46 Blatant or blatantly (adj.) – unpleasantly loud and noisy; glaring; glaringly obvious Sentence – Mr. Smith’s blatant criticism of our project was heard by everyone in the room. HW – New Sentence

SAT 47 Brevity (noun) – briefness; terseness Sentence – The audience was grateful for the brevity of the speaker’s remarks because most of them were tired of sitting. HW – NEW SENTENCE As you’re doing your warm up, put your essay contents in order (see the board). Pass around the stapler. Staple your items together.

SAT 48 Candor (noun) – truthfulness; frankness; sincere honesty Sentence – My best friend’s candor hurts my feelings sometimes since he always tells me exactly what he thinks of my actions. HW – NEW SENTENCE

SAT 49 Censure (verb) – To criticize severely; to condemn for doing something wrong Sentence – The Senate sometimes censures senators for breaking laws or engaging in behavior unbecoming of an elected official. HW – Write a new sentence HW – Remember, SAT words are due on Friday! Make sure your notebook is in order. HW – Research your inventor tonight and Thursday night!

SAT 50 Chagrin (noun) embarrassed disappointment Sentences – Much to my chagrin, my sister had much better grades than I did. HW – Write a new sentence HW – Remember, SAT words are due on Friday! Make sure your notebook is in order. HW – Research your inventor tonight!