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15 Cards in this Set
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Bombast
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n. impressive but meaningless language
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Bona fide
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adj. in good faith
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Boor
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n. a rude or impolite person
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Bovine
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adj. pertaining to cows or cattle
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Bowdlerize
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v. to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
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Brevity
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n. briefness; short duration
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Bucolic
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adj. pertaining to countryside; rural, rustic
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Cajole
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v. to coax, persuade, wheedle
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Callow
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adj. young and inexperienced; immature
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Carcinogen
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n. causing cancer
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Carnal
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adj. sensual, sexual
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Carrion
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n. decaying flesh
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Cataclysm
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n. violent change
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Cataract
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n. large waterfall; abnormality of the eye
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Caveat
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n. a warning
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