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25 Cards in this Set
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bolster
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support, reinforce
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bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language
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boorish
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rude; insensitive
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*burlesque
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give an imitation that ridicules
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burnish
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress
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support; prop up
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castigation
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punishment; severe criticism
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caustic
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burning; sarcastically biting
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chicanery
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trickery, deception
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition; sth that rounds up; summarises, or concludes
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cogent
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convincing
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commensurate
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corresponding in extent, degree, amount; proportionate
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complaisant
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trying to please; overly polite; obiging
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condone
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overlook, forgive; give tacit approval; excuse (to condone minor offenses)
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confound
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confuse, puzzle
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contrite
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penitent - feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses
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conundrum
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riddle; difficult problem
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converge
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approach; tend to meet; come together (converge on Washington to take part in the march)
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convoluted
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coiled around; involved, intricate (a convoluted argument)
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craven
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cowardly
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default
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failure to act (lose the game by default)
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delineate
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portray, depict, sketch
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denigrate
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blacken
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deride
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ridicule, make fun of
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derivative
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unoriginal, obtained from another source
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