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cache

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a hiding place, or the objects hidden

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bulwark

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a defensive wall, something serving as a principal defense

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cacophony

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harsh sounds

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cajole

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yo wheedle, coax or persuade someone to do something they don’t want to

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callous

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unfeeling, insensitive

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callow

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immature and inexperience

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candor

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truthfulness, sincere honesty

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capacious

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roomy, able to hold much

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castigate

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to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrong doing

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catapult

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to launch, a device for hurling objects

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Quebec City is the only city in North America with a _______ built entirely around it

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bulwark

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mom found a ______ of candy behind Laura’s bed

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cache

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a _______ isn’t just noise, it is disturbing noise such as when everyone is shouting

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cacophony

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Allison _____ me into entering the marathon just so she could get a free shirt

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cajoled

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one is sometimes _______ to people begging on street corners

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callous

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the ______ boater did not have life preserver, paddle or radio aboard his ship

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callow

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speaking with _______, the governor called for police reforms throughout the state

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candor

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the old castle has a ______ dining room large enough to seat a large army

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capacious

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jimmys mother ______ him for tracking mud on their new carpet

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castigated

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when the Dolphins beat the steelers, the victory ________ them into first place

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catapulted