vocab 4

bestride

to sit on something with a leg on each side of it; to straddle

bias

a line slanting diagonally across the weave of a fabric

botch

a poor piece of work; to spoil by poor work

bourgeois

a member of the middle class

breach

a violation of a law; obligation, or standard; a gap or broken place

buffet

a piece of dining room furniture with cupboards and drawers

callous

unfeeling; insensitive; thick and hardened

canine

dog

cant

insincere talk; hypocrisy

carp

to find fault in an unpleasant or nagging way; to complain, especially about a minor grievance