chapter 3 Flashcards

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bona fide

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in good faith

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bombast

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impressive but meaningless language

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boor

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a rude or impolite person

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bovine

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pertaining to cows or cattle

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bowdlerize

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to remove offense passages of a play,novel,etc.

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brevity

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briefness; short duration

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bucolic

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pertaining to the country side, rural, rustic

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cajole

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to coax, to persuade, to wheedle

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callow

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young and inexperienced

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carcinogen

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causing cancer

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carnal

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sensual, sexual

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carrion

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decaying flesh

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cataclysm

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a violent change

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cataract

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large waterfall; abnormality of the eye

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caveat

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a warning

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