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Lesson 7
Words, definitions, and stems
10
English
10th Grade
10/14/2014

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Term
Bleak
Definition

Adjective

 

Desolate, windswept, bare

The desolate coast of theBering Seais bleak and uninviting.

 

Cold, gloomy, unpromising

 

The chance of the Vikings winning the division is bleak.

Term

Blight

Definition

Verb

To check or destroy the growth of

The early frost blightedFlorida’s orange crop.

 

Noun

Something that impairs growth or causes ruin

 

The blight of its inner cities continues to be a challenge forAmerica.  

Term

Blithe

Definition

Adjective

Merry and carefree

She had a blithe and sunny personality.

 

Overly unconcerned and reckless

 

Her blithe attitude about her grades threatened to ruin her chances of attending a good college.

Term
Bombastic
Definition

Adjective

Pompous and inflated in language

 

 

The politician gave a bombastic speech.

Term

Brusque

 

Definition

Adjective

 

Overly short or abrupt

Dad’s text of “WTF” was brusque and inappropriate.

 

 

Term

Bravado

 

Definition

Noun

A boastful and swaggering show of false bravery

 

 

The soldier’s bravado was a mask for his fear.

Term

Brash

 

Definition

Adjective

Overly bold, hasty, and thoughtless

 

 

He made the brash prediction that the Vikings would win the Super Bowl.  We just laughed at him.

Term

Boisterous

 

Definition

Adjective

Noisy and rowdy

 

The locker room was boisterous after the team’s big win.

Term

Boorish

 

 

Definition

Adjective

Rude or unrefined

 

 

His boorish table manners were an embarrassment.

Term

Boycott

 

Definition

Verb

To refuse to buy, use or deal with as a way of protest

PETA boycotted meat due to the maltreatment of farm animals.

 

Noun

An instance of such behavior

 

PETA organized a boycott of meat.

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