Vocab braintrain 3/12 Flashcards by Marianne Promentilla

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biennial

A

occurs 2 in a year

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bland

A

mild

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blasphemy

A

profane remark about God

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bondage

A

slavery

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blatant

A

objectively loud

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boorish

A

rude

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bounty

A

reward

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bourgeois

A

middle class

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bovine

A

pertaining to ox, cow

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brusque

A

abrupt in manner

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beurocracy

A

government through bureaus

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canvass

A

survey

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caprice

A

impulsive change of mind

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captivate

A

to fascinate

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carnage

A

to slaughter

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carp

A

to complain constantly

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carrion

A

decaying flesh

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castigate

A

to punish

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centure

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to criticize sharply

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centrifugal

A

moving away from the center

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chaff

A

worthless matter

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chagrin

A

embarasmment

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chaste

A

morally pure

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chauvinism

A

fanatical patrotism

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chide

A

to scold

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chronicle

A

record of historical events

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circumspect

A

watchful

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colloquial

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informal

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coerce

A

to force

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commensurate

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proportionate

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compassion

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pity of distress of another

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complacent

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contended

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concommitant

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accompanying

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condolence

A

expression of sympathy

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configuration

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arrangement, shape

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congenital

A

existing since birth

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congruent

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aggreeing

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conferous

A

cone-bearing

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connote

A

imply

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consort

A

husband and wife companion, to be in agreement