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Bode

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V. Foreshadow; portend

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Bluster

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V. Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully

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Bohemian

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Adj. Unconventional (in the artistic way)

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Bombastic

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Adj. Pompous; using inflated language

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Boon

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N. Blessing; benefit

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Bourgeois

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Adj. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

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Bovine

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Adj. Cowlike; placid and dull

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Bowdlerize

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V. expurgate

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Brevity

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N. Conciseness

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Bulwark

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N. Earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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Bumptious

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Adj. Self-assertive

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Bungle

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V. Mismanage; blunder

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Bureaucracy

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N. Over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape

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Burgeon

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V. Grow forth; send out buds

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Burlesque

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V. Give an imitation that ridicules

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Burly

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Adj. Husky; muscular

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Burnish

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V. Make shiny by rubbing; polish

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Buxom

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Adj. Plump; full-bosomed

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Cabal

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N. Small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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Cache

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N. Hiding place

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Cavader

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N. Corpse

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Cajole

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V. Coax; wheedle

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Callous

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Adj. Hardened; unfeeling

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Callow

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Adj. Youthful; immature; inexperienced

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Calorific

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Adj. Heat-producing

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Calumny

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N. Malicious misrepresentation; slander

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Cameo

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N. Shell or jewel card and really; stars special appearance in a minor role in a phone

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Candor

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N. Frankness; open honesty

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Canny

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Adj. Shrewd; thrifty

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Can’t

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N. Insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves

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Canter

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N. Slow Gallop

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