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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
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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!