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15 Cards in this Set
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banal
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commonplace or trite (n: banality)
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barefaced
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unconcealed, shameless, or brazen
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blandishment
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speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something
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bombast
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pompous speech (adj: bombastic)
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breach
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a lapse, gap or break, as in a fortress wall. To break or break through.ex: Unfortunately, the club members never forgot his breach of ettiquette
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burgeon
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to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth (adj: burgeoning )
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buttress
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to support. a support
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cadge
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to get something by taking advantage of someone
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caprice
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impulse
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castigate
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to chastise or criticize severely
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catalyst
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an agent of change (adj: catalytic; v. catalyze)
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caustic
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capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical: "His caustic remarks spoiled the mood of the party."
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chicanery
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deception by trickery
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complaisant
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willingly compliant or accepting of the status quo (n: complaisance)
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conflagration
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a great fire
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