A-C Flashcards

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audacious

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(adj.) - excessively bold

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augment

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(v.) - to increase or make larger

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austere

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(adj.) - very bare, bleak, simple

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baleful

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(adj.) - harmful, threatening

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bard

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(n.) - a poet, often a singer as well

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battery

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(n.) - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together

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belligerent

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(adj.) - contentious, ready to fight

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benevolent

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(adj.) - kind, good, caring

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benign

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(adj.) - non-threatening, innocuous

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berate

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(v.) - to scold severely

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bereft

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(adj.) - without, devoid of

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bide

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(v.) - to wait, or remain in a condition

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bilk

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(v.) - to cheat, to swindle

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blandish

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(v.) - to coax through flattery

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bloated

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(adj.) - swollen, bigger than desired

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boisterous

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(adj.) - loud, energetic

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bourgeois

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(adj.) - middle class

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brash

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(adj.) - hasty or lacking in sensitivity

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brazen

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(adj.) - excessively bold, brash

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brumal

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(adj.) - wintry, relating to winter

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brusque

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(adj.) - short, abrupt, dismissive

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buffet

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(n.) - a spread of food involving choices

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buffet

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(v.) - to hit or strike

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burgeon

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(v.) - to come forth, blossom

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cacophony

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(n.) - noise, discordant sound

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cadence

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(n.) - rhythm

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cajole

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(v.) - to urge, coax

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callous

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(adj.) - harsh, cold, unfeeling

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calumny

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(n.) - an attempt to defame another’s reputation

30
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camaraderie

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(n.) - cheerful unity among a group

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canvas

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(n.) - a piece of cloth on which an artist paints

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capricious

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(adj.) - impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim

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captivate

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(v.) - to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of

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carouse

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(v.) - to revel, to party

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cavity

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(n.) - a hole

36
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cavort

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(v.) - to frolic, leap, prance

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celestial

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(adj.) - relating to the sky or the heavens

38
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chastise

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(v.) - to criticize, to scold

39
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choreographed

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(adj.) - arranged, as in dance

40
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circumlocution

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(n.) - indirect language

41
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circumspect

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(adj.) - cautious

42
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clairvoyant

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(adj.) - able to see things that others cannot

43
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claustrophobia

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(n.) - an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces

44
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clich_

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(n.) - a trite, overused expression

45
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coalesce

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(v.) - to combine into one

46
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cogent

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(adj.) - intelligent, viable

47
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collusion

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(n.) - a conspiracy, a secret agreement

48
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colossus

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(n.) - an enormous structure

49
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comatose

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(adj.) - lethargic

50
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commendable

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(adj.) - worthy of praise