List 7 Flashcards
Bode
V. Foreshadow; portend
Bluster
V. Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
Bohemian
Adj. Unconventional (in the artistic way)
Bombastic
Adj. Pompous; using inflated language
Boon
N. Blessing; benefit
Bourgeois
Adj. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
Bovine
Adj. Cowlike; placid and dull
Bowdlerize
V. expurgate
Brevity
N. Conciseness
Bulwark
N. Earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
Bumptious
Adj. Self-assertive
Bungle
V. Mismanage; blunder
Bureaucracy
N. Over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape
Burgeon
V. Grow forth; send out buds
Burlesque
V. Give an imitation that ridicules
Burly
Adj. Husky; muscular
Burnish
V. Make shiny by rubbing; polish
Buxom
Adj. Plump; full-bosomed
Cabal
N. Small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Cache
N. Hiding place
Cavader
N. Corpse
Cajole
V. Coax; wheedle
Callous
Adj. Hardened; unfeeling
Callow
Adj. Youthful; immature; inexperienced
Calorific
Adj. Heat-producing
Calumny
N. Malicious misrepresentation; slander
Cameo
N. Shell or jewel card and really; stars special appearance in a minor role in a phone
Candor
N. Frankness; open honesty
Canny
Adj. Shrewd; thrifty
Can’t
N. Insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
Canter
N. Slow Gallop
