Shared Flashcard Set

Details

GRE DEFINITION BRUSQUE TO CALL
GRE DEFINITIONS
30
English
Graduate
04/24/2006

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
brusque
Definition
ADJ. blunt; abrupt.
Term
buccaneer
Definition
N. pirate.
Term
bucolic
Definition
ADJ. rustic; pastoral.
Term
buffet
Definition
N. table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out.
Term
buffet
Definition
v. slap; batter; knock about.
Term
buffoonery
Definition
N. clowning
Term
bugaboo
Definition
N. bugbear; object of baseless terror.
Term
bullion
Definition
N. gold and silver in the form of bars.
Term
bulwark
Definition
N. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends.
Term
bungle
Definition
v. mismanage; blunder.
Term
buoyant
Definition
ADJ. able to float; cheerful and optimistic.
Term
bureaucracy
Definition
N. overregulated administrative system marked by red tape.
Term
burgeon
Definition
v. grow forth; send old buds
Term
burlesque
Definition
v. give an imitation that ridicules.
Term
burnish
Definition
v. make shiny by rubbing; polish.
Term
buttress
Definition
v support; prop up.
Term
buxom
Definition
ADJ. full-bosomed; plump; jolly.
Term
cabal
Definition
N. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Term
cache
Definition
N. hiding place.
Term
cacophonous
Definition
ADJ. discordant; inharmonious.
Term
cadaver
Definition
N. corpse.
Term
cadaverous
Definition
ADJ. like a corpse; pale.
Term
cadence
Definition
N. rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds) beat.
Term
cadge
Definition
v. beg; mooch; panhandle.
Term
cajole
Definition
v. coax; wheedle
Term
calamity
Definition
N disaster; misery
Term
calculated
Definition
ADJ. deliberately planned; likely
Term
caldron
Definition
N. large kettle
Term
caliber
Definition
N. ability; quality
Term
calligraphy
Definition
N. beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
Supporting users have an ad free experience!