Vocab Week 2 Flashcards

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atwitter

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(adj.) nervously concerned or excited

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auburn

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(adj.) reddish brown

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auctorial

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(adj.) pertaining to an author

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aureous

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(adj.) golden in color

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auteur

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(n.) a film maker with a distinctive style

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azure

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(adj.) light purplish blue; sky blue

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bacchanal

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(n.) a drunken celebration

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badinage

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(n.) teasing conversation

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bagatelle

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(n.) an insignificant or unimportant thing

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bailiwick

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(n.) a persons specific area of authority, interest, or skill

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balderdash

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(n.) nonsense

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balletomane

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(n.) a ballet lover

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ballistic

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(adj.) explosive, having a short temper

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bamboozle

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(v.) deceive, swindle, confuse, or puzzle

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bard

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(n.) poet or poet singer

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