B & C words Flashcards by Christian James Manlegro | Brainscape

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badger

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to harrass; to nag

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balk

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to hinder; to stop short

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balm

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something that soothes

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bane

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a curse; denunciation

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beatitude

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state of bliss

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beguile

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deceive

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benediction

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blessing

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benign

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harmless, kindly

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beset

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to attack

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bestow

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to present (as a gift)

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bewitch

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to charm

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bicker

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to quarrel

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biennial

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occuring every two years

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bland

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mild

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blasphemy

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a profane remark about God

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blatant

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objectionably loud

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bondage

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slavery

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boorish

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rude

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bounty

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reward

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bourgeois

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middle class

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bovine

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pertaining to the ox, cow, etc.

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brusque

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abrupt in manner

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bureaucracy

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government through bureaus

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canvass

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to make a survey

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caprice

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an impulsive change of mind

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captivate

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to fascinate

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carnage

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slaughter

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carp

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to complain constantly

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carrion

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decaying flesh

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castigate

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to punish

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censure

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to criticize sharply

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centrifugal

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moving away from the source

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chaff

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worthless matter

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chagrin

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embarrassment

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chaste

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morally pure

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chauvinism

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fanatical patriotism

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chide

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to scold

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chronicle

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record of historical records

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circumspect

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watchful

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coerce

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to force

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colloquial

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informal

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commensurate

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proportionate

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compassion

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pity of distress of another

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complacent

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contented

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concomitant

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accompanying

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condolence

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expressions of sympathy

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configuration

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shape; arrangement

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congenital

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existing from birth

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congruent

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agreeing

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coniferous

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cone-bearing

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connote

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to suggest; to imply

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consort

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husband or wife companion; to be in agreement

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consternation

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sudden confusion; panic

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constrict

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to shrink

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constiguous

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adjacent; touching

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contingent

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possible

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convolution

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coiled state

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corpulent

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fat

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corroborate

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to confirm

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covenant

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contract

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covert

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concealed; secret

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credible

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believeable

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credulity

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gullibility; readiness to believe

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crony

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close friend

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culpable

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deserving blame

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cult

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group sharing a common interest