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20 Cards in this Set
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banal
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predicatble; cliched, boring
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bolster
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so support; to prop up
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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assuage
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to make something less severe
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austere
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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring noise
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else
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caustic
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biting in wit
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chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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chicanery
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decption by means of craft or guile
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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condone
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to overlook,pardon, or disregard
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convouluted
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intricate and compicated
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corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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crescendo
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steadily incerasing volume or force
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