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Boda Vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Artifice (noun) | clever or cunning devices or expedients, esp. as used to trick or deceive others; clever trick |
| Assiduous (adjective) | constant; hardworking, diligent; busyness |
| Assuage (verb) | make an unpleasant feeling less intense |
| Auspicious (adjective) | conducive to success; favorable; promising; pointing to a good result |
| Awry (adverb, adjective) | away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss; going off course, twisted |
| Banal (adjective) | so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring; devoid of originality |
| Bastion (noun) | fortified position; stronghold; fortress |
| Bemused (verb) | puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone) |
| Benevolent (adjective) | well meaning and kindly; goodwill |
| Blight (noun) | joyous; merry; gay |
| Bovine (adjective) | of, relating to, or affecting cattle |
| Broach (verb) | raise a [sensitive or difficult] subject for discussion |
| Bucolic (adjective) | of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life |
| Burlesque (noun) | a parody or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work |
| Cacophony (noun) | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds; loud |
| Cajole (verb) | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
| Callow (adjective) | inexperience and immature |
| Candor (noun) | the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness; truthfulness, sincere, honest behavior |
| Capitulate (verb) | cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender; give in |
| Capricious (adjective) | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; unpredictable, likely to change |