B & C words Flashcards
(66 cards)
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badger
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to harrass; to nag
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balk
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to hinder; to stop short
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balm
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something that soothes
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bane
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a curse; denunciation
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beatitude
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state of bliss
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beguile
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deceive
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benediction
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blessing
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benign
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harmless, kindly
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beset
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to attack
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bestow
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to present (as a gift)
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bewitch
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to charm
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bicker
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to quarrel
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biennial
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occuring every two years
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bland
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mild
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blasphemy
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a profane remark about God
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blatant
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objectionably loud
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bondage
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slavery
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boorish
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rude
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bounty
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reward
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bourgeois
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middle class
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bovine
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pertaining to the ox, cow, etc.
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brusque
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abrupt in manner
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bureaucracy
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government through bureaus
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canvass
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to make a survey
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caprice
an impulsive change of mind
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captivate
to fascinate
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carnage
slaughter
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carp
to complain constantly
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carrion
decaying flesh
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castigate
to punish
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censure
to criticize sharply
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centrifugal
moving away from the source
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chaff
worthless matter
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chagrin
embarrassment
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chaste
morally pure
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chauvinism
fanatical patriotism
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chide
to scold
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chronicle
record of historical records
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circumspect
watchful
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coerce
to force
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colloquial
informal
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commensurate
proportionate
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compassion
pity of distress of another
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complacent
contented
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concomitant
accompanying
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condolence
expressions of sympathy
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configuration
shape; arrangement
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congenital
existing from birth
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congruent
agreeing
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coniferous
cone-bearing
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connote
to suggest; to imply
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consort
husband or wife companion; to be in agreement
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consternation
sudden confusion; panic
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constrict
to shrink
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constiguous
adjacent; touching
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contingent
possible
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convolution
coiled state
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corpulent
fat
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corroborate
to confirm
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covenant
contract
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covert
concealed; secret
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credible
believeable
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credulity
gullibility; readiness to believe
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crony
close friend
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culpable
deserving blame
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cult
group sharing a common interest
