english vocab (b)

Question 1

bowdlerize (v)

Answer 1

removing indecent parts of a literary piece

Question 2

braggadocio (n)

Answer 2

person making extravagant claims / empty boasts

Question 3

brandish (v)

Answer 3

threateningly waving object

Question 4

bravado (n)

Answer 4

open display of boldness (real/fake)

Question 5

brevity (n)

Answer 5

short duration

defined by “briefly”

Question 6

brusque (adj)

Answer 6

impatient, abrupt, blunt

Question 7

bugaboo (n)

Answer 7

smthng that causes fear, annoyance, trouble, or dismay

Question 8

bureaucracy (n)

Answer 8

administrative system that organized categories into departments

Question 9

canard (n)

Answer 9

deliberately fake statement meant as a joke

Question 10

candor (n)

Answer 10

honest, direct, open

free of prejudice & bias

Question 11

capitulate (v)

Answer 11

to surrender according to conditions

Question 12

capricious (adj)

Answer 12

unpredictable, impulsive

Question 13

captious (adj)

Answer 13

always finding fault

shallow n excessive criticism

Question 14

caricature (n)

Answer 14

artistic depiction with great exaggeration of characteristics

Question 15

carte blanche (n)

Answer 15

permission given for someone to do entirely as they wish

Question 16

cartel (n)

Answer 16

group formed to control aspects of products

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caste (n)

Answer 17

social class based on strong heredity n culture

Question 18

catalyst

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makes a change, starts a process

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cavalier (adj)

Answer 19

arrogant & disrespectful

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cavil (v)

Answer 20

objections raised bound on unimportant points

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censure (n)

Answer 21

severe criticism

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cessation (n)

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interruption or permanent stop

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chagrin (n)

Answer 23

humiliation from disappointment

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catch-22 (n)

Answer 24

problem w solution being part of problem

Question 25

catharsis (n)

Answer 25

peace after the storm

Question 26

caustic (adj)

Answer 26

capable of burning