vocab unit 3 Flashcards
1
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bombast
A
impressive but meaningless language
2
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bona fide
A
in good faith
3
Q
boor
A
a rude or impolite person
4
Q
bovine
A
pertaining to cows or cattle
5
Q
bowdlerize
A
to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
6
Q
brevity
A
briefness; short duration
7
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bucolic
A
pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic
8
Q
cajole
A
to coax, to persuade, to wheedle
9
Q
callow
A
young and inexperienced
10
Q
carcinogen
A
causing cancer
11
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carnal
A
sensual, sexual
12
Q
carrion
A
decaying flesh
13
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cataclysm
A
a violent change
14
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cataract
A
large waterfall; abnormality of the eye
15
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caveat
A
a warning
