Barrons 9 Flashcards

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Brazen

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Insolent (showing arrogant lack of respect)

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Breadth

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Width; extent

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Brevity

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Conciseness

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Brittle

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Difficult

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Brusque

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Blunt; abrupt

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Buffet

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To slap; batter; knock down

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Bulwark

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Earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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Bungle

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To mismanage; blunder

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Burgeon

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To grow forth; to send out buds

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Burlesque

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To give an imitation that ridicules

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Burnish

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To make shiny by rubbing; to polish

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Cache

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A hiding place

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Cacophonous

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Discordant (disagreeing); inharmonious

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Cajole

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To coax; to wheedle

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Calamity

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Disaster; misery

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Callous

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Hardened; unfeeling

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Callow

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Youthful; immature; inexperienced

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Cameo

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A shell or jewel carved in relief; star’s special appearance in a minor role in a film

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Breach

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Fissure or gap

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Calculated

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Likely

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Buttress

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To support; pop up

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Caliber

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Ability; quality