Barron's WL 7
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bluster | blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale |
| bode | to be a sign of something to come |
| boorish | (adj) rude, unrefined, clumsy |
| bowdlerize | (v.) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.) |
| brazen | insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence |
| brindled | tawny or grayish with streaks or spots |
| browbeat | (v.) to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully |
| brunt | main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument |
| buccaneer | a pirate, or sea robber |
| bullion | gold and silver in the form of bars |
| bulwark | earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| bumptious | pushy, conceited, noisily self-assertive |
| burnish | make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| buxom | adj. (of a woman) full-bosomed; (of a woman) healthy, plump, cheerful, and lively. |
| cabal | small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| cadence | rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm |
| calligraphy | beautiful writing; excellent penmanship |
| calorific | heat-producing; N. calorie |
| calumny | malicious misrepresentation; slander |
| cant | insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people |
| cantata | story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio) |
| canter | (n) slow gallop |
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