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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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blandish
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coax by using flattery
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boon
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gift or blessing
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brusque
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short, abrupt
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buffet
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- strike with force
- arrangement of food set out on a table |
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burnish
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polish
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buttress
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- hold up
- something that offers support |
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cacophony
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tremendous noise
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cajole
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to urge
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calumny
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spoil someone's rep. by spreading lies
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capricious
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fickle
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clemency
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mercy
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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concomitant
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accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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conflagration
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great fire
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contrite
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eager to be forgiven
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conundrum
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puzzle
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credulity
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readiness, to believe
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cupidity
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greed
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial
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