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Word List 7
Part 7 of 48 of the Abridged Basic Word List from the 15th Edition of
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08/14/2010
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blatant
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adj. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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blithe
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adj. gay; joyous; carefree
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bloat
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v. expand or swell (with water or air); puff up with conceit
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boisterous
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adj. rough and noisy; rowdy; stormy
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bolster
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v. support; reinforce
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boon
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n. blessing; benefit
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boundless
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adj. unlimited; vast
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bountiful
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adj. abundant; graciously generous
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bourgeois
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adj. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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boycott
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v. refrain from buying or using
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brackish
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adj. somewhat salty
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brandish
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v. wave around; flourish
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breach
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n. breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap
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brevity
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n. conciseness
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brine
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n. salt water; seawater (as opposed to fresh)
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brochure
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n. pamphlet
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brusque
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adj. blunt; abrupt
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bungle
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v. mismanage; blunder
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burgeon
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v. bloom; develop rapidly; flourish
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bustle
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v. move about energetically; teem
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buttress
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v. support or prop up
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cajole
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v. coax; wheedle
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calamity
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n. disaster; misery
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calligraphy
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n. beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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callous
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adj. hardened; unfeeling
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camaraderie
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n. good-fellowship
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canine
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adj. related to dogs; doglike
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cant
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n. insincere, hypocritical speech
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brittle
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adj. easily broken; difficult
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buoyant
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adj. able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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candor
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n. frankness; open honesty
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