Chapter 3&4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Begrudge
To resent anothers success
Beget
To produce
Belated
Delayed
Beleaguer
To seige by encircling
Benediction
A blessing
Beneficiary
One who recieves benefits
Berate
To scold or rebuke severely with length
Berserk
In a state of violent or destructive rage
Bias
A prejudiced view that inhabits imparticial judgement
Bibliophile
Lover of books
Bilk
A cheat or swindle thwart or frustrate
Blatant
Offensively noisy; obvious and too conspicuous
Blight
Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devacuation
Cache
A hiding place
Cadaverous
Of or like a corpse
Calumny
A false and malicious accusation
Careen
To lean sideways
Caricature
An exaggerated portrayal of one’s features
Carnage
A bloody and extensive slaughter
Carp
To complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way