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AP Vocabulary List 3. Banal Tediously unoriginal or ordinary Belie Fail to give a true idea of; show to be untrue Bellicose Aggressive and ready to fight Benign Good-natured; kindly; favorable; beneficial Blithe Cheerfully or thoughtlessly indifferent. Bolster Support or strengthen
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Banal • Tediously unoriginal or ordinary • Belie • Fail to give a true idea of; show to be untrue • Bellicose • Aggressive and ready to fight • Benign • Good-natured; kindly; favorable; beneficial • Blithe • Cheerfully or thoughtlessly indifferent • Bolster • Support or strengthen • Bombast • Grandiose but empty language • Brazen • Bold and shameless • Brusque • Abrupt or offhand in manner or speech • Bucolic • Relating to rural or pastoral life
Cacophony • A harsh discordant mixture of sounds • Cajole • Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery • Callous • Insensitive and cruel • Callow • Inexperienced and immature • Capricious • Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood • Catharsis • The release of pent-up emotions, for example through drama • Caustic • Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action; scathing; biting • Cavalier • Showing a lack of proper concern • Censure • To express strong disapproval of • Circumscribe • Restrict; limit; define logically, draw a line around