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canto
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n. division of a long poem
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canvass
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v. determine or seek opinions, votes, etc...
After canvassing the sentiments of his constituetnts the congressman was confident |
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capitulate
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v. surrender
The enemy was warned to capitulate or face annihilation. |
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captious
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adj. faultfinding
captious criticisms |
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carafe
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n. glass water bottle; decanter
carafe of red wine |
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carapace
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n. shell covering the back (or a turtle or crab)
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cardinal
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n. chief
cardinal rule |
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careen
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v. lurch; sway from side to side
the taxi careened wildly |
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carillon
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n. a set of bells capable of being played
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carnage
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n. destruction of life
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carnal
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adj. fleshly
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carousal
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n. drunken revel (merry making)
the party degenerated into an ugly carousal |
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carping
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n. petty criticism; fault-finding
comments that are free of carping |
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carrion
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n. rotting flesh of a dead body
the hyeenas found the carrion left behind by other predators |
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cartographer
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n. map-maker
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cascade
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n. small waterfall
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cataract
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n. great waterfall; eye abnormality
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castigation
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n. punishment; severe criticism
she could not bear the castigation she found in certain reviews |
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cataclysm
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n. deluge (anything that overwhelms like a flood); upheaval
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catcall
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n. shout of disapproval; boo
the players igored the catcalls during the game |
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catechism
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n. book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
his method of teaching - catechism |
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categorical
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adj. w/o exceptions; unqualified; absolute
his categorical denial that he never got sick |
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catharsis
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n. purging or clensing of any passage of the body
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cathartic
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n. purgative
in high doses, some drugs are cathartic |
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cathollic
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adj. universal; wide-ranging liberal
catholic tastes |
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caucus
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n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
the party held a caucus |
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caulk
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v. to make watertight by plugging seams
caulk the tiles |
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cauterize
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v. burn with hot iron or caustic
the doctor cauterized the wound to prevent infection |
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cavalcade
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n. procession; parade
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cavalier
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adj. casual and offhand; arrogant
Mark's cavalier dismissal of her suggestion |
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cavil
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v. make frivolous (not serious/trivial) objections
to cavil each item of a proposed agenda. |
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cede
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v. yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally
England was forced to cede their French territories |
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celerity
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n. speed; rapidity
Henry resented his mother's celerity in remarrying |
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censorious
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adj. critical
Censorious people delight in casting blame |
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censure
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v. blame; criticize
the politician was censured for inappropriate behavior |
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centurion
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n. Roman army officer
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cerebration
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n. thought
this d/n require much cerebration |
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cession
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n. yielding(something) to another; ceding
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chafe
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v. warm by rubbing; make sore ( by rubbing )
He chafed his cold hands by the fire. |
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chaff
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n. worthless products of an endeavor
separate the wheat from the chaff |
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chaffing
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adj. bantering; joking
his chaffing remarks annoy us |
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chagrin
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n. vexation caused by humiliation of injured pride; dissappointment
To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived. |
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chalice
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n. goblet; consecrated cup
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