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50 Cards in this Set

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callous
hardened, unfeeling
camaraderie
good-fellowship
cant
insincere, hypocritical speech; "pious talk", jargon of thieves
carping
finding fault
caste
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society, social stratification, prestige
caustic
burning; sarcastically biting
cessation
stopping
stratify
to form or place in classes or layers; to classify
chafe
warm by rubbing; make sore
chaff
husks and stems left over when grain has been threshed; worthless, leftover by-products
chagrin
vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
chary
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
chastise
punish physically; scold verbally
chauvinist
blindly devoted patriot
clairvoyant
having foresight; fortune teller
clemency
disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of weather
clique
small exclusive group
coalesce
combine; fuse
cogitate
think over
collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
comely
attractive; agreeable
homely
unattractive in appearance; simple but cozy and comfortable
concerted
mutually agreed on; done together
condescend
act conscious of descending to a lower level; patronize
conflagration
great fire
congeal
freeze; coagulate
consolidation
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger
contagion
infection
contention
claim; thesis
contingent
(2 definitions)
1. depend on; conditional
2. group that makes up part of a gathering
contrite
penitent
corroborate
confirm; support
covetous
avaricious; eagerly desirous of
criterion
standard used in judging
cull
pick out; reject
culpable
deserving blame
cursory
casual; hastily done
decorous
proper
defrock
strip a priest or minister of church authority
demean
degrade; humiliate
demur
object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate
demure
grave; serious; coy
dichotomy
split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
diffident
shy; lacking confidence; reserved
dirge
lament with music
disconcert
confuse; upset; embarrass
discursive
digressing; rambling
dissertation
formal essay
dissident
dissenting; rebellious
dogmatic
opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal; stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs