Sat 1 Barron's Basic Word List 7

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blunder

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n. error

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blurt

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v. utter impulsively

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bluster

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v. blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully

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bode

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v. foreshadow; portend

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bogus

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adj. counterfeit; not authentic

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bohemian

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adj. unconventional (in an artistic way)

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boisterous

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adj. violent; rough; noisy

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bolster

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v. support; reinforce

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bolt

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n. door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric
v. dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down

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bombardment

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n. attack with missiles

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bombastic

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adj. pompous; using inflated language

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booming

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adj. deep and resonant; flourishing, thriving

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boon

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n. blessing; benefit

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boorish

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adj. rude; clumsy; ungentlemanly

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boundless

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adj. unlimited; vast

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bountiful

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adj. abundant; graciously generous

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bourgeois

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adj. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

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bovine

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adj. cowlike; placid and dull

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bowdlerize

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v. expurgate

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boycott

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v. refrain from buying or using

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braggart

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n. boaster

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brandish

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v. wave around; flourish

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bravado

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n. swagger; assumed air of defiance

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brawn

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n. muscular strength; sturdiness

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brazen

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adj. insolent

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breach

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n. breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap

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breadth

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n. width; extent

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brevity

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n. conciseness

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brindled

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adj. tawny or grayishwith streaks or spots

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bristling

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adj. rising like bristles; showing irritation

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brittle

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adj. easily broken; difficult

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broach

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v. introduce; openup

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brochure

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n. pamphlet

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brooch

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n. ornamental clasp

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browbeat

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v. bully; intimidate

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browse

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v. graze; skim or glance at casually

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brunt

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n. main impact or shock

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brusque

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adj. blunt; abrupt

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buccaneer

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n. pirate

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bucolic

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adj. rustic; pastoral

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buffet

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n. table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
v. slap; batter; knock about

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buffoonery

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n. clowning

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bullion

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n. gold and silver in the form of bars

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bulwark

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n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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bumptious

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adj. self-assertive

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bungalow

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n. small cottage

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bungle

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v. mismanage; blunder

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buoyant

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adj. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

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bureaucracy

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n. over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape

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burgeon

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v. grow forth; send out buds

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burlesque

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v. give an imitation that ridicules

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burly

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adj. husky; muscular

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burnish

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v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

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bustle

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v. move about energetically; teem

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buttress

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v. support; prop up

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buxom

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adj. plump; vigorous; jolly

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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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cache

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n. hiding place

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cacophonous

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adj. discordant; inharmonious

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cadaver

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n. corpse