Lesson 2 Flashcards by Pam Rutherford | Brainscape

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Antithesis

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Noun, an exact opposite, an opposite extreme

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Antipathy

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Noun, intense dislike

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Badinage

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Noun or verb, playful, teasing talk

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Banal

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Adj, common ordinary

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Baroque

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Adj, overly decorated

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Bauble

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Noun, showy but useless thing

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Bedlam

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Noun, scene of noisy uproar, wild confusion

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Beguile

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Verb, to deceive, to charm, to enchant

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Besiege

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Verb, to overwhelm, to surround to attack

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Besmirch

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Verb, to make dirty, to stain

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Bestial

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Adj. savage, brutal

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Bilious

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Adj. bad tempered, cross

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Blanch

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Verb, to make pale, to whiten

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Bland

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Adj. mild, tasteless, dull

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Blandishment

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Noun. Flattery

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