Lesson 3 Flashcards by Pam Rutherford | Brainscape

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Bona fide

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Adj

In good faith

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Bombast

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Noun, impressive but meaningless language

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Boor

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Noun

Rude or impolite person

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Bovine

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Adj

Pertaining to cows or cattle

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Bowdlerize

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Verb

To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc

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Brevity

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Noun

Briefness, short duration

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Bucolic

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Adj

Pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic

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Cajole

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Verb

To coax, to persuade, to wheedle

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Callow

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Adj

Young and inexperienced

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Carcinogen

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Noun

Causing cancer

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Carnal

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Adj

Sensual, sexual

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Carrion

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Noun

Decaying flesh

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Cataclysm

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Noun

A violent change

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Cataract

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Large waterfall or abnormality of the eye

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Caveat

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Noun

A warning

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