B & C Flashcards

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banal

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predictable, cliched, boring

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bolster

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to support; to prop up

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bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner

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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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capricous

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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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deception 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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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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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 increasing volume or force