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17 Cards in this Set
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Bleak
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Desolate, bare
s- cheerless, somber a- upbeat, encouraging |
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Blight
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check or destroy the groth of
s- nip, whither, devastate a-nourish, stimulate |
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Blithe
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merry, carefree
s- jolly, sprightly a- gloomy, melancholy |
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Boisterous
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Rowdy, noisy
s- loud, disorderly a- quiet, peaceful |
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Bombastic
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*using large vocab to seem smarter, make self seem superior
pompous/inflated with language |
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Boorish
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*his loud and boorish behavior ruined the play.
rude, undefined s- illmannered, vulgar, crude a- social saavy, suave, direct |
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boycott
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reusal to buy, use, or deal as a way to protest some form of behavior.
s- blacklist, ban, ostracize a- patronize, support, endorse |
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brash
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overly bold, hasty and thoughtless
*some young people are ignorant and brash, but with maturity they will turn into adults s- reckless, shameless a-tactful, considerate |
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bravado
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boasting false bravery/courage
*although he tries to be tough, his acts are just plainly bravado s- cockiness, luff a- fearlessness, daring |
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brusque
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overly short, abrupt
*She is not talkative, and maybe that's why her replies are always brusque. s- blunt, impolite a- civil, polite, affable brisk- lively energetic |
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bombast
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overly padded and important language
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fustian
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inflated language that is out with its ordinary intent
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rant
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expression of strong emotions together with extravagance of language and delivery
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claptrap
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insincere language to attract people
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ambi-
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both, around
ambidextrous able to use both hands well ambition strong desire to achieve goal |
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be
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thoroughly, completely
a. give force or thoroughness to an action besmirch- to soil thoroughly b. make intransitive verb transitive bemoan- moan or groan about c. form verb or participle adjective from noun bewitch- to enchant bewitching- enchanting bewitched- enchanted |
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vert, vers
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to turn
advert- refer to revert- turn back to diverse- variety subvert- overthrow |
