Lesson 3 Flashcards

(15 cards)

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In good faith

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Bona fide

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Impressive but meaningless language

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Bombast

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2
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A rude or impolite person

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Boor

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3
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Pertaining to cows or cattle

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Bovine

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4
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To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

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Bowdlerize

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5
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Briefness; short duration

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Brevity

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6
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Pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic

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Bucolic

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To coax, to persuade, to wheedle

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Cajole

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8
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Young and inexperienced

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Callow

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9
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Causing cancer

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Carcinogen

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10
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Sensual, sexual

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Carnal

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11
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Decaying flesh

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Carrion

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12
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A violent change

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Cataclysm

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13
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Large waterfall; abnormality of the eye

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Cataract

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14
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A warning

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Caveat

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