List 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
belie
v. to show to be false or give a false impression
benefactor
n. one who does well or good, person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
betoken
v. to give evidence of
blasphemous
adj. profane, sacrilegious
bondage
n. state of being bound by slavery or servitude
bounteous
adj. generous or abundant
boycott
v. to refrain from having any dealings with
n. the protest itself
brevity
n. shortness of duration, concisness
bulwark
n. wall like defensive structure, strong support or protection, foundation, basis
bunkum
n. insincere or foolish talk (nonsense), gibberish
cairn
n. heap of stones piles as a memorial or as a landmark
capitulate
v. to surrender
carouse
n. a drunken revel
v. loud partying, drink liquor excessively
carrion
n. road kill, dead and putrefying flesh
cauldron
n. large kettle or boiler
Which word is a synonym for servitude?
bondage
Which word came from the OF bontif or bonte?
bounteous
Which word is from an Irish land agent?
boycott
Which word when plural refers to the side of the ship above the upper deck?
bulwark
Which word came from a country in North Carolina?
bunkum
Which word is from the Gaelic for a heap?
cairn
Which syllable of blasphemous is accented?
blas
Which word came from the Latin word for decay?
carrion
Who is a female benefactor?
benefactress