Vocab 3 Flashcards by Allison Peck

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Impressive but meaninglesss language

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Bombast

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In good faith

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Bona ride

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A rude or impolite person

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Boor

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Pertaining to cows or cattle

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Bovine

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

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Bowdlerize

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Briefness; a short duration

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Brevity

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Pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic

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Bucolic

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To coax, persuade, to wheedle

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Cajole

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Young and inexperienced

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Callow

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Causing cancer

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Carcinogen

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Sensual, sexual

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Carnal

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Decaying flesh

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Carrion

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A violent change

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Cataclysm

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Large waterfall; abnormally of the eye

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Cataract

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A warning

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Caveat

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Greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation

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Verdure

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Green; lush with vegetation

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Verdant

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A lack of experience; an innocence

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Viridity

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Open and sincere

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Candid

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A frankness or sincerity of expression; an openness

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Candor

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Shining brilliantly

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Incandescent

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An extreme or unnatural paleness

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Pallor

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Lacking color; dull

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Pallid

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To fill with horror or disapproval

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Appall

Enraged; furious

Livid

To attack the character of; to mock

Denigrate