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18 Cards in this Set
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Banal |
predictable, boring, cliched |
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Bolster |
to support; to prop up |
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Bombastic |
pompous in speech and manner |
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Cacophony |
harsh, jarring noise |
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Candid |
impartial and honest in speech |
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Candid |
impartial and honest in speech |
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Capricious |
changing one's mind quickly and often |
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Catalyst |
something that brings about a change in something else |
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Caustic |
biting in wit |
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Chauvinist |
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs |
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Chicanery |
deception by means of craft or guile |
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Cogent |
convincing and well reasoned |
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Condone |
to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
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Convoluted |
intricate and complicated |
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Corroborate |
to provide supporting evidence |
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Credulous |
too trusting; gullible |
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Crescendo |
Steadily increasing volume or force |
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Decorum |
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
