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38 Cards in this Set
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celibacy
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n. abstinence from sex
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censure
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v. to condemn severely for doing something bad
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cerebral
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adj. brainy; intellectually refined
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chagrin
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n. humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
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charisma
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n. a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
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charlatan
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n. fraud; quack; con man
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chasm
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n. a deep, gapig hole; a gorge
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chastise
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v. to inflict punishment on; to discipline
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chicanery
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n. trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or polical
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chimera
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n. an illusion; a foolish fancy
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choleric
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adj. hot-tempered; quick to anger
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chronic
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adj. constant; lasting a long time; inverterate
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chronicle
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n. a record of events in order of time; a history
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circuitous
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adj. roundabout; not following a direct path
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circumlocution
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n. an indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive languge
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circumscribe
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v. to draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict
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circumspect
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adj. cautious
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circumvent
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v. to frustrate as though by surrounding
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civil
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adj. ploite; civilized; courteous
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callous
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adj. insensitive; emotionally hardened
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calumny
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n. slander; a maliciously false statement
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canon
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n. a rule or law, especially a religious one; a body of rules or laws; an official set of holy books; an authoritative list; the set of works by an author that are accepted as authentic
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cant
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n. insincere or hyprocritical speech
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canvass
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v. to seek votes or opinions; to conduct a survey
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capacious
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adj. spacious; roomy; commodious
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capital
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n. the town or city is the seat of government; money, equipment, an property owned by a buisness; wealth used in creating more wealth
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captivate
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v. to fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture
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carcinogenic
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adj. causing cancer
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cardinal
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adj. most important; chief
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careen
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v. to swerve; to move rapidly without control; to lean to one side
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cartography
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n. the art of making maps and charts
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cascade
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n. a waterfall; anything resembling a waterfall
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cataclysm
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n. a violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood
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caucus
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n. a meeting of the members of a political party or political facttion; a political group whose members have common interests or goals
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cavalier
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adj. arrogant; hauty; carefree; casual
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cavil
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v. to quibble; to raise trivial objections
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chaff
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n. worthless stuff
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chameleon
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n. a higly changeable person
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