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Vocabulary 5
English I
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English
9th Grade
11/05/2010

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Term

bolster

 

 

 

 

Definition

link: holster

 

to support, as in a group; to give a boost; a large pillow

 

"Members bolstered each other by wearing their holsters."

Term
bombastic
Definition

link: bombs in a basket

 

high sounding; use of language without much real meaning

 

"The President's speech was so bombastic, he was spitting bombs in a basket."

Term
boon
Definition

link: baboon

 

a timely benefit; a blessing

 

"A boon for baboons."

Term

boor

 

 

Definition

link: boar

 

a rude person; someone that is unrefined

 

"Dan was a real boor at parties."

 

Term
bootleg
Definition

link: boots and legs

 

to smuggle; to make, sell, or transport for sale illegally

 

"Stan was caught with bootleg boots and legs."

Term
booty
Definition

link: boots

 

loot; the spoils of war; goods or property seized by force; a valuable prize

 

"Tex keeps his booty in his boots."

Term
bovine
Definition

link: vine

 

of, relating to, or resembling an animal such as an ox, cow or buffalo; solid; dull

 

"A bovine on a vine."

Term
brazen
Definition

link: raisin

 

bold, shameless; impudent; brass-like

 

"A brazen raisin"

Term
brink
Definition

link: sink

 

edge

 

"The mice were on the brink of falling in the sink."

Term
brouhaha
Definition

link: brew ha ha

 

an uproar; hubbub

 

"The witches created a real brouhaha while stirring their brew."

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