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The king’s attendants insisted that he’d never made a bad
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23 Oct 2017, 18:04
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The king’s attendants insisted that he’d never made a bad decision during his entire reign, but the king ignored this ___________, recognizing it as the unctuous chatter of toadies.
| Blank (i) |
| (A) idleness |
| (B) regalia |
| (C) blather |
| (D) puffery |
| (E) confabulation |
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Puffery.
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12 Nov 2017, 16:30
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The words of the attendants are described as the unctuous chatter of toadies, which basically means “the sucking up of people who suck up a lot.” While blather is empty talk, and confabulation is invented talk, only puffery means “exaggerated or false praise,” which is exactly what you want here.
Puffery.
The words of the attendants are described as the unctuous chatter of toadies, which basically means “the sucking up of people who suck up a lot.” While blather is empty talk, and confabulation is invented talk, only puffery means “exaggerated or false praise,” which is exactly what you want here.
Puffery.
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03 May 2021, 05:52
03 May 2021, 05:52
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