Week 7 Vocabulary Words

1. blandishment - something that tends to coax or cajole
2. bombast -pretentious inflated speech or writing
3. breach -infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
4. burgeon -to send forth new growth (as buds or branches)
5. buttress - a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
6. cadge -beg, sponge
7. caprice -a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
8. castigate -to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
9. catalyst -an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action
10. chicanery -deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry
11. complaisant -marked by an inclination to please or oblige