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20 Cards in this Set
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cajole
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to persuade by pleasant words or false promises.
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callous
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- adj. unfeeling; insensitive.
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capitualate
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to surrender; to cease fighting.
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capricious
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adj. changeable; fickle.
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carping
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adj. complaining.
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catalyst
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n. someone or something that brings about a change.
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catharsis
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- n. an emotional purification or relief.
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caustic
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adj. stinging, biting.
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celestial
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adj. having to do with the heavens; divine.
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censure
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v. to blame; to criticize adversely.
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chastise
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v. to criticize severely.
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chimerical
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adj. absurd; wildly fanciful.
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chronic
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adj. lasting a long time; constant.
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circumspect
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adj. careful.
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clairvoyant
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adj. having exceptional insight.
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clandestine
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adj. secret.
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clemency
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mercy; mildness.
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coalesce
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to grow together; to combine.
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colloquial
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conversational; used in informal speech or writing.
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commiserate
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to sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another's suffering.
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