Vocab 3 Flashcards

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bombast

A

impressive but meaningless language

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2
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bona fide

A

in good fiath

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3
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boor

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a rude or impolite person

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4
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bovine

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pertaining to cows or cattle

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5
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bowdlerize

A

to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

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6
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brevity

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briefness; short duration

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7
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bucolic

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pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic

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8
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cajole

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to coax, to persuade, to wheedle

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9
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callow

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young and inexperienced

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10
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carcinogen

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causing cancer

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11
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carnal

A

sensual, sexual

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12
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carrion

A

decaying flesh

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13
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cataclysm

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a violent change

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14
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cataract

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large waterfall; abnormality of the eye

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15
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caveat

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a warning

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