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3.11.GRE.a
3.11.GRE.a
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Graduate
03/10/2009

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axiom
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self-evident truth requring no proof
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azure (aj-r)
Definition
sky blue
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babble
Definition
chatter idly
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bacchanalian [bak-uh-ney-lee-uhn)
Definition
drunken
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badger
Definition
pester; annoy
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badinage [bad-n-ahzh, bad-n-ij]
Definition
teasing conversation
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baffle
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frustrate; perplex
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bait
Definition
harrass; tease
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baleful
Definition
threatening; menacing; sinister
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balk
Definition
stop short, as if faced w/ an obstacle, and refuse to continue
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balk
Definition
foil; to stop
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ballast
Definition
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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balm
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sth that relieves (allays) pain
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balmy
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mild; fragrant
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*banal
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unoriginal; hackneyed
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bandy
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discuss lightly or glibly, exchange heated words
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bane
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curse; cause of ruin
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baneful
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destructive; causing ruin or death; evil
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bantering
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good-humored, playful conversation
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barb
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sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark
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bard
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poet
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barefaced
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shameless; bold; unconcealed
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baroque (buh-rohk)
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highly ornate; elaborately adorned
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barrage
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barrier laid down by artillery fire; profusion
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barrister [bar-uh-ster]
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counselor-at-law
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barterer
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trader
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bask
Definition
take pleasure in warmth; luxuriate
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bastion
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stronghold; sth seen as a source of protection
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bate
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restrain; hold back from action
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bauble
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trinket; trifle
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