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27 Cards in this Set
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bluster
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V. blow in heavy gusts; THREATEN EMPTILY; bully
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bombastic
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ADJ. pompous; using inflated language
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boorish
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ADJ. rude; insensitive
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bouillon
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N. clear beef soup
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bourgeois
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ADJ. middle class; SELFISHLY MATERIALISTIC; DULLY CONVENTIONAL
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bowdlerize
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V. to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
expurgate - to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness |
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bravado
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N. SWAGGER; assumed air of defiance
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brindled
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ADJ. tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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brook
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V. tolerate; endure
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brunt
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N. main impact or shock
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bucolic
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ADJ. rustic; pastoral
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buffet (like muffet)
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V. slap; batter; knock about
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bugaboo
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N. bugbear; object of baseless terror
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bulwark
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N. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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burlesque
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V. give an imitation that ridicules
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buttress
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V. support; prop up
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cabal
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N. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cadence
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N. rhythmic rise and fall; beat
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cadge
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V. beg; mooch; panhandle
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callow
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ADJ. youthful; immature; inexperienced
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calumny
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N. malicious misrepresentation; slander
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calorific
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ADJ. heat-producing
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canard
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N. false or unfounded story; fabricated report
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canker
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N. any ulcerous sore; any evil
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canon
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N. collection or authoritative list of books
N. rule or principle, frequently religious |
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cant
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N. insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
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cantata
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N. story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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