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B Flashcards

1
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A woman’s head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin

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Babushka

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A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class

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Baccalaureate

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A device or emblem worn as an insignia of rank, office, or membership in an organization

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Badge

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4
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A Russian musical instrument with a triangular body and three strings that produces sounds similar to those of a mandolin.

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Balalaika

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5
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Financially ruined; impoverished.

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Bankruptcy

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  1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting
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Barometer

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7
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treacherous, greedy person.

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Barracuda

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8
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Irregular in shape

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Baroque

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9
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Looking elegant and nice

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Beautifully

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10
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to surround with military forces.

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Beleaguer

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11
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waging war; engaged in war

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Belligerent

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something that is advantageous or good

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Benefited

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13
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a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center

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Beret

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14
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Goes around

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Bicycle

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15
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a kind of bread in small, soft cakes, raised with baking powder or soda, or sometimes with yeast

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Biscuit

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a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.

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Bivouac

17
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Bizarre

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Bizarre

18
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joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful

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Blithe

19
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warrant officer on a warship, or a petty officer on a merchant vessel, in charge of rigging, anchors, cables, etc.

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Boatswain

20
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a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.

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Bough

21
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a broad avenue in a city, usually having areas at the sides or center for trees, grass, or flowers.

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Boulevard

22
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a bunch of flowers; nosegay.

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Bouquet

23
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a member of the middle class.

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Bourgeois

24
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a small shop or a small specialty department within a larger store, especially one that sells fashionable clothes and accessories or a special selection of other merchandise.

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Boutique

25
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a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel

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Boutonniere

26
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a blackberrylike fruit with a flavor similar to that of raspberries, developed by crossing various plants of the genus Rubus.

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Boysenberry

27
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a brief account or statement, as of news or events, issued for the information of the public.

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Bulletin

28
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to keep afloat or support by

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Buoy

29
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chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top.

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Bureau

30
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the crime of either entering a building as a trespasser with the intention of committing theft, rape, grievous bodily harm, or damage, or, having entered as a trespasser, of committing one or more of these offences

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Burglary

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