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27 Cards in this Set
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carouse
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to drink deeply and frequently
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castigate
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to criticize severely and punish
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cataclysm
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a political or social upheaval; an enormous flood
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catholic
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wide-ranging in tastes; broad-minded; universal in extent
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caustic
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capable of burning or destroying tissue; critical or sarcastic
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cavil
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to raise trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily
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celerity
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swiftness; speed
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celibate
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someone who abstains from sexual relations
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chaos
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a state of confusion and disorder
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charlatan
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a person who claims to have more skills than he does; a quack
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cherubic
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something considered to be celestial
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chafe
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to wear down by rubbing; to make sore by rubbing; to annoy
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chalice
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a cup for wine during Communion; a goblet for drinking
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chastise
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to discipline by corporal punishment; to criticize
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chauvinist
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someone who is biased against everyone else (male __________-'women are inferior')
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chicanery
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trickery or deception; fraud
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chide
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to scold; reproach; to express disapproval of
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chimerical
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unreal; imaginary; visionary
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choleric
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extremely irritable or easily angered
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choreograph
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to direct or provide steps for
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circuitous
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roundabout; not direct
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circumlocution
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a roundabout way of speaking; a roundabout expression
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circumspect
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watchful and discreet; cautious
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circumbent
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to go around or bypass
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cite
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to quote; to refer to as an example
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clandestine
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done in secrecy; private
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clarion
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clear and shrill
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