SAT List #3 5 on front, 5 on back- space out! avarice baleful banal befuddle beleaguer benign bemoan bilk blatant boisterous

Here we go again! 1. On The Simpsons, Mr. Burns is well-known for his avarice. (n) insatiable greed for riches; desire to gain wealth 2. Bob gave a baleful look towards his enemy. (adj) full of menacing; foreboding or threatening evil 3. Girls hate when guys use a banal pick-up line they’ve heard a thousand times already. (adj) devoid of freshness or originality; cliché

Befuddle = "Huh?!" 4. Most people were befuddle (d) by the complex riddle. (v) to confuse 5. Our army was beleaguer (ed) by the opposition and knew surrender was imminent. (v) to surround with military forces 6. The benign grandmother made cookies for everyone in the neighborhood. (adj) having a kind disposition; favorable; harmless (health)

Bemoan = WHYYY??? 7. The man bemoan (ed) the fact that he lost his winning lottery ticket. (v) to express grief or distress over 8. The con-man bilk (ed) the old lady of her savings, leaving her with no money. (v) to defraud or cheat

Three down, 17 to go! 9. Homer told a blatant lie when he said he didn’t like doughnuts. (adj) offensively noisy or loud; brazenly obvious 10. The boisterous laughing coming from my sister’s room woke me up. (adj) rough and noisy