Lesson #3 Vocab Flashcards
(10 cards)
bombast (noun)
impressive but meaningless language
boor (adj.)
a rude or impolite person
bowdlerize (verb)
to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
brevity (noun)
briefness; short duration
cajole (verb)
to coax, to persuade, to wheedle
callow (adj.)
young and inexpirienced
carnal (adj.)
sensual, sexual
carrion (noun)
decaying flesh
cataclysm (noun)
a violent change
caveat (noun)
a warning