Week 3 Flashcards

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Beret, n.

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A soft flat visorless cap of woolen material originally worn by Basque peasants.

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Bibliography, n.

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A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.

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Billionaire, n.

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A person whose wealth amounts to at least a billion dollars, pounds, or the equivalent in other currency.

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Binoculars, n.

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A handheld optical instrument composed of two telescopes and a focusing device and usually having prisms to increase magnifying ability.

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Blemish, n.

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Defect, flaw.

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Blizzard, n.

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A severe and prolonged snowstorm.

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Boisterous, adj.

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Rough and stormy; violent.

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Boomerang, n.

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A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.

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Boulevard, n.

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A broad thoroughfare often having grass plots with trees along the center or between curbings and sidewalks.

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Boundary, n.

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Something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.

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Boycott, v.

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To combine against (a person, employer, a group of persons, or a nation) in a policy of suspension of dealings

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Briefcase, n.

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A portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books.

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Brilliant, adj.

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Marked by unusual and impressive intellectual acuteness.

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Buccaneer, n.

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One of the pirates preying upon Spanish ships and settlements, esp. in the West Indies in the 17th Century.

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Buffalo, n.

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A large wild ox with a shaggy mane and short horns that was once abundant on the central and western plainsof the United States.

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Buoyant, adj.

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Able to regain high spirits after depression; lighthearted.

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Bureaucracy, n.

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A system of administration marked by lack of initiative and flexibility, by indifference to human needs or public opinion, and by a tendency to defer decisions to superiors or to impede action with red tape.

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Bureaucrat, n.

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A member of the whole body of non-elected government officials.

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Bursar, n.

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An administrative officer (as of a monastery or college) in charge of funds; treasurer.

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Butterscotch, n.

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A hard candy made by boiling together brown sugar, corn syrup, and water.

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Buttress, n.

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A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.

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Cafeteria, n.

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A self-service restaurant or lunchroom.

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Cajole, v.

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To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle.

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Calculator, n.

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A device used for computing amounts.

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Calculus, n.

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The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables.

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Camera, n.

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An apparatus for taking photographs.

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Camouflage, n.

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A disguise; behavior adopted or designed to deceive or hide.

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Candidacy, n.

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The quality or state of being one that is likely or worthy to gain a post, position, or distinction.

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Candlewick, n.

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The twisted threads of soft cotton yarn contained in a candle.

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Canopy, n.

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A covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or