Chapter 3&4 Flashcards

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Begrudge

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To resent anothers success

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Beget

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To produce

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Belated

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Delayed

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Beleaguer

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To seige by encircling

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Benediction

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A blessing

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Beneficiary

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One who recieves benefits

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Berate

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To scold or rebuke severely with length

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Berserk

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In a state of violent or destructive rage

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Bias

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A prejudiced view that inhabits imparticial judgement

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Bibliophile

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Lover of books

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Bilk

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A cheat or swindle thwart or frustrate

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Blatant

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Offensively noisy; obvious and too conspicuous

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Blight

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Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devacuation

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Cache

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A hiding place

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Cadaverous

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Of or like a corpse

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Calumny

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A false and malicious accusation

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Careen

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To lean sideways

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Caricature

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An exaggerated portrayal of one’s features

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Carnage

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A bloody and extensive slaughter

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Carp

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To complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way