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Word List 6 Flashcards

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bequeath

A

leave to someone by means of a will; hand down

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berate

A

scold strongly

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beseech

A

beg; plead with

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beset

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harass or trouble; hem in

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besiege

A

surround with armed forces; harass

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besmirch

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soil; defile

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bestow

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confer

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betoken

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signify; indicate

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biennial

A

every two years

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bigotry

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stubborn intolerance

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bizarre

A

violently contrasting; fantastic

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bland

A

soothing or mild; agreeable

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blare

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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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blasphemy

A

irreverence; sacrilege; cursing

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blighted

A

suffering from a disease; destroyed

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blithe

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carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay

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bluff

A

rough but good-natured

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blunder

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error

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bluster

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blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully

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bode

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foreshadow; portend

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bohemian

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unconventional (in an artistic way)

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boisterous

A

violent; rough; noisy

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bolster

A

support; reinforce

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bolt

A

door bar; fastening a pin or screw; length of fabric

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bombardment

A

attack (as with missiles)

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bombastic

A

pompous; using inflated language

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boorish

A

rude; insensitive

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bountiful

A

abundant; graciously generous

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bourgeois

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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

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braggadocio

A

boasting

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braggart

A

boaster

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bravado

A

swagger; assumed air of defiance

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brawn

A

muscular strength; sturdiness

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brazen

A

insolent

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breach

A

breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap

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breadth

A

width; extent

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brevity

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conciseness

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broach

A

introduce; open up

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brook

A

tolerate; endure

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browbeat

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bully ; intimidate

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brunt

A

main impact or shock

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brusque

A

blunt; abrupt

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bulwark

A

earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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bungle

A

mismanage; blunder

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burgeoning

A

flourishing; growing quickly; putting out buds

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