Flashcards in List 7 Deck (31)
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Bluster
V. Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
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Bode
V. Foreshadow; portend
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Bohemian
Adj. Unconventional (in the artistic way)
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Bombastic
Adj. Pompous; using inflated language
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Boon
N. Blessing; benefit
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Bourgeois
Adj. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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Bovine
Adj. Cowlike; placid and dull
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Bowdlerize
V. expurgate
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Brevity
N. Conciseness
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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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Bungle
V. Mismanage; blunder
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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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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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Cavader
N. Corpse
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Cajole
V. Coax; wheedle
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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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Cameo
N. Shell or jewel card and really; stars special appearance in a minor role in a phone
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Candor
N. Frankness; open honesty
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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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