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WS quick quiz 16-20

TermDefinition
bequest Something left to someone in a will
bereaved Deprived or left desolate, especially through death
beset Harass; to surround
blasphemy Irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
blatant Unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
blight Disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
blithe Carefree; cheerful
bourgeois Middle class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional
bovine Cow related; cowlike cf)canine, equine, feline, piscine, porcine, ursine
brevity Briefness
broach To open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject
bucolic Charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike
bureaucracy A system of government administration consisting of numerous bureaus or offices, especially one run according to inflexible and inefficient rules; any large administrative system characterized by inefficiency, lots of rules, and red tape
burgeon To expand; to flourish
burlesque A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation
cacophony Harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
cadence Rhythm, the rise and fall of sounds
cajole To persuade someone to do something he or she doesnt want to do
callow Immature
candor Truthfulness; sincere honesty
Capitalism Free enterprise
capitulate To surrender; to give up or give in
capricious Unpredictable; like to change at any moment
caricature A portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject
castigate To criticize severely; to chastise
catalyst In chemistry,~; anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it
categorical Unconditional; absolute
catharsis Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
catholic Universal; embracing everything
caustic Like acid; corrosive
celibacy Abstinence from sex
censure To condemn severely for doing something bad
cerebral Brainy; intellectually refined
chagrin Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
charisma A magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
charlatan Fraud; quack; con man
chasm A deep, gaping hole; a gorge
chastise To inflict punishment on; to discipline
chicanery Trickery; deceitfulness; artifice; especially legal or political
chimera An illusion; a foolish fancy
choleric Hot-tempered; quick to anger
chronic Constant; lasting a long time; inveterate
chronicle A record of events in order of time; a history
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