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Vocabulary #3
Vocabulary List #3 10-9-07
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| avid | extremely eager; extremely enthusiastic |
| banal | common place; overly done; commonly. |
| bellicose | warlike |
| benign | kindly; not harmful |
| bigoted | predjudiced about something; narrow minded |
| bucolic | pertaining to country life |
| bumptious | overly self-assertive; conceited |
| cadaverous | having the qualities of a corpe; hence, pale or haggard |
| cajole | to persuade or influnce by flattery or deceit |
| callous | hardened in feeling; unfeeling |
| calumny | a false accusation maliciously made to injure another's reputation or good name |
| candid | unpredjudiced; honest |
| canine | pertaining to dogs |
| cantankerous | grouchy; ill natured |
| capricious | inclined to change the mind, purpose or actions suddenly |
| captious | quick to take offense or find fault |
| caustic | biting; burning; severe; sharp |
| chaos | complete confusion; extensive disorder |
| charlatan | a fraudulent pretender to skill or knowledge |
| chastise | to punish; harsh verbal criticism |