vocab b Flashcards
(222 cards)
1
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babble
A
talk rapidly
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badger
A
pester
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Q
badinage
A
tease
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Q
balk
A
foil, thwart
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Q
banal
A
common
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Q
bandy
A
discussion heated
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Q
bane
A
dukh
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Q
bard
A
poet
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Q
baroque
A
ornate
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bask
A
leisurely enjoying
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Q
bastion
A
bulwark
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Q
bate
A
settle down
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bawdy
A
ribald
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Q
beatific
A
blissful
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beatitude
A
blissful
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Q
befuddle
A
confuse
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Q
beguile
A
charm in deceptive way
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beleaguer
A
cause problems
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belie
A
chalawa
20
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belligerent
A
hostile, quarrelsome
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Q
bemoan
A
lament
22
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bemused
A
confused
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bent
A
determined
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bequeath
A
bestow
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bereavement
grief
26
bereft
deprive
27
bestial
animal like
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betray
portray
29
bevy
plethora
30
bicker
argument
31
bigotry
prejudice
32
bellicose
ready to fight
33
blanch
bleach
34
bland
tasteless
35
blandishment
flattery
36
blighted
diseased
37
blithe
careless
38
blurt
say something without thinking
39
boorish
rude
40
bountiful
plenty
41
bourgeoise
common
42
bovine
cowlike, stupid
43
bowdlerize
expurgate
44
brandish
wave
45
brawn
physical strength
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brazen
bold
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broach
introduce
48
browbeat
bully
49
brunt
consequence
50
brusque
abrupt
51
buccaneer
pirate
52
buffet
strike repeatedly, hammer
53
bungle
blunder
54
burgeon
flourish
55
burlesque
parody
56
burly
muscular build
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burnish
shine
58
bustle
move energetically
59
buxom
big breasted
60
dappled
filled with spots
61
blotted
filled with spots
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daub
smear
63
dauntless
fearless
64
dawdle
dally, linger
65
deadpan
expressionless
66
dearth
scarcity
67
debase
reduce value
68
derate
debase
69
debauch
destroy purity and reputation
70
debilitate
make weak
71
debonair
confident stylish
72
decapitate
cut off head
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decrepit
spoil of age
74
decry
disown
75
defer
delay
76
defer
to give in respectfully
77
deference
to give respect
78
defile
pollute
79
deft
skill
80
defunct
dead
81
degenerate
become worse
82
deign
stoop
83
delectable
delightful
84
delineate
describe
85
delirium
dilemma
86
delude
make someone believe in something which is not true
87
delve
go deep
88
demagogue
cult leader
89
demur
raise objections
90
demure
modest
91
deplore
detest, explore - more which you like, deplore you hate
92
depravity
corruption
93
derelict
abandoned
94
dilapidated
derelict
95
despondent
lack of confidence
96
desultory
lacking plan
97
deterrent
hindrance which makes you lose confidence
98
diaphanous
ultra fine
99
diatribe
tirade
100
diffidence
shy
101
disaffected
dissatisfied
102
disconsolate
sad
103
discourse
discussion
104
discursive
digressing
105
disinterested
impartial
106
dispassionate
unemotional
107
dispel
dismiss
108
dissemble
dissimulate, conceal true emotions
109
dissent
disagree
110
dissertation
essay
111
dissimulate
conceal true emotions, dissimulate
112
dissolute
overindulging in sensual activities
113
dissipated
overindulging in sensual activities
114
distraught
anxious
115
divulge
leak a secret
116
domineer
rule over
117
dowdy
unfashionable
118
duress
make someone work at gunpoint
119
paean
praise
120
pall
boring
121
palliate
alleviate
122
pallid
pale
123
palpable
significant
124
paltry
insignificant
125
pan
criticize
126
pandemonium
tumult
127
pander
serve low desires
128
panegyric
paean
129
parable
short story
130
pariah
outcast
131
parity
similarity
132
parochial
ancient, provincial
133
paroxysm
sudden emotions
134
parry
countermove
135
pastiche
copy paste and create
136
pathos
something which makes sad
137
patrician
noble man
138
paucity
lack
139
pauper
poor
140
pecuniary
related to money
141
impecunious
poor
142
pejorative
negative connotation
143
penchant
propensity, proclivity, predilection, predispose
144
penitent
sorrowful, repentent, rueful, contrite
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penury
broke
146
perdition
damnation
147
perfidious
cheater
148
perforate
to put hole
149
perfunctory
without interest, cursory
150
perjury
lie on oath
151
pernicious
destructive
152
perpetrate
commit a crime
153
perquisite
earning over salary
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persevere
perseverance
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perspicacious
having insight
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pertinacious
holding a belief
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impertinent
rude, i am pert
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peruse
read thoroughly
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perverse
stubbornly wrongmindled
160
petrify
turn to stone
161
petulant
childish sulky
162
philistine
hostile person or someone away from culture
163
phlegmatic
stolid
164
piety
diety
165
pillage
robbery
166
pine
yearn
167
piquant
appetizing
168
pique
to irritate
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pittance
very less wage
170
placate
to pacify
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placid
static, not easy to excite or bore
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plaintive
mournful
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platitude
common saying
174
plaudit
praise
175
plentitude
plenty
176
pliable
adaptable
177
plight
bad condition
178
plumb
examine
179
plutocracy
governed by rich
180
poignant
deep sadness
181
polemical
verbal attack
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pomposity
self indulgence, vanity
183
ponderous
heavy to move
184
portend
foretell
185
portent
foretell
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portly
muscular
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poseur
showoff, attension seeker
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potentate
ruler
189
prate
babble
190
prattle
babble
191
preamble
introduction
192
precarious
risky
193
precipice
cliff
194
preclude
to stop
195
precocious
development soon
196
precursory
preceding its time
197
predicament
bad situation
198
predilection
partiality
199
predispose
partiality
200
proclivity
partiality
201
preeminent
superior
202
preen
groom
203
premeditate
planned
204
premonition
about to happend
205
prerogative
entitlement
206
presumptuous
over confident
207
hubris
over confident
208
pretext
context
209
prevalent
prevailing
210
prevaricate
lie
211
prim
precise and formal
212
primp
preen
213
privation
lacking of basic needs like food
214
prod
poke
215
prodigal
wasteful
216
profligate
wasteful
217
profound
intense
218
progenitor
ancestor
219
progeny
offspiring
220
proliferation
rapid growth
221
prolific
fruitful
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prolixity
verbose
