Lesson #3 Vocab Flashcards

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bombast (noun)

A

impressive but meaningless language

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2
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boor (adj.)

A

a rude or impolite person

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3
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bowdlerize (verb)

A

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

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4
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brevity (noun)

A

briefness; short duration

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5
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cajole (verb)

A

to coax, to persuade, to wheedle

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6
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callow (adj.)

A

young and inexpirienced

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7
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carnal (adj.)

A

sensual, sexual

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8
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carrion (noun)

A

decaying flesh

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9
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cataclysm (noun)

A

a violent change

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10
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caveat (noun)

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a warning

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