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Blunder

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N. error

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Blurt

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V. Utter impulsively

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Bluster

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V. Blow in heavy gusts, threaten emptily, bully

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Bode

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V. Foreshadow, portend

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Bogus

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Adj. counterfeit , not authentic

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Bohemian

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Adj. Unconventional (in artistic way)

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Boisterous

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Adj. violent, rough, noisy

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Bolster

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V. Support, reinforce

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Bolt

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N. door bar, fastening pin or screw, length of fabric

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Bolt

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V. Dash or dart off, fasten (a door), gobble down

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Bombardment

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N. attack with missiles

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Bombastic

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Adj. pompous, using inflated language

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Booming

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Adj. deep and resonant, flooring, thriving

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Boon

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N. blessing, benefit

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Boorish

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Adj. rude, insensitive

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Boundless

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Adj. unlimited , vast

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Bountiful

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Adj. abundant, graciously generous

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Bourgeois

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Adj.n. middle class, selfishly materialistic, dully conventional

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Bovine

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Adj. cowlike, placid and dull

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Bowdlerize

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V. Expurgate

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Boycott

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V. Refrain from buying or using

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Braggart

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N. boaster

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Brandish

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V. Wave around, flourish

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Bravado

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N. swagger, assumed air of defiance

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Brawn
N. muscular strength , sturdiness
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Brazen
Adj. insolent
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Breach
N. breaking of contract or duty, fissure or gap
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Breadth
N. width, extent
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Brevity
N. conciseness
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Brindled
Adj. tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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Bristling
Adj. rising like bristles, showing irritation
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Brittle
Adj. easily broken, difficult
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Broach
V. Introduce, open up
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Brochure
N. pamphlet
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Brooch
N. ornamental clasp
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Browbeat
V.bully, intimidate
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Browse
V. Graze, skim or glance at casually
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Brunt
N. main impact or shock
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Brusque
Adj. blunt, abrupt
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Buccaneer
N. pirate
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Bucolic
Adj. rustic, pastoral
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Buffet
N. table with food set out for people to serve themselves , meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
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Buffet
V. Slap, batter, knock about
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Buffoonery
N. clowning
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Bullion
N. gold and silver in the form of bars
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Bulwark
N. earthwork or other strong defense, person who defends
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Bumptious
Adj. self-assertive
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Bungalow
N. small cottage
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Bungle
V. Mismanage, blunder
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Buoyant
Adj. able to float, cheerful and optimistic
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Bureaucracy
N. over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape
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Burgeon
V. Grow forth, send out buds
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Burlesque
V. Give an imitation that ridicules
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Burly
Adj. husky, muscular
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Burnish
V. Make shiny by rubbing polish
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Bustle
V. Move about energetically , teem
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Buttress
V. Support, prop up
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Buxom
Adj. plump, full-bosomed
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Cabal
N. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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Cache
N. hiding place
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Cacophonous
Adj. discordant, inharmonious
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Cadaver
N. corpse
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Cadaverous
Adj. like corpse, pale
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Cadence
N. rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds), beat
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Cajole
V. Coax, wheedle
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Calamity
N. disaster , misery
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Calculated
Adj. deliberately planned, likely
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Caldron
N. large kettle
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Caliber
N. ability, quality
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Calligraphy
N. beautiful writing, excellent penmanship
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Callous
Adj. hardened, unfeeling
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Callow
Adj. youthful, immature, inexperienced
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Calorific
Adj. heat-producing
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Calumny
N. malicious misrepresentation , slander
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Camaraderie
N. good-fellowship
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Cameo
N. shell or jewel carved in relief, Starr's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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Camouflage
V. Disguise, conceal
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Candor
N. frankness , open honesty
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Canine
Adj. related to dogs, dog-like
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Canny
Adj. shrewd, thrifty
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Can't
N. insincere expressions of piety, jargon of thieves
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Cantankerous
Adj. ill humored, irritable
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Cantata
N. story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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Canter
N. slow gallop