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45 Cards in this Set
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canto
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division of a long poem
"Dante's poetic masterpiece is divided into cantos" |
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capacious
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spacious, roomy
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capitulate
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surrender
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caprice
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sudden, unexpected fancy; whim
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carat
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unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
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carnage
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killing a large # of people
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carnal
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fleshy
relating to physical, esp. sexual needs and activities "carnal desire" |
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cascade
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small waterfall
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cataract (2)
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(1) great waterfall
(2) eye abnormality |
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catcall
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(1) a shrill whistle or sound of disapproval
(2) sexual comment or whistle to a woman |
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categorical
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without exceptions, unqualified, absolute
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catholic
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including a wide variety of things, all-embracing
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caulk
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make watertight by filling cracks
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cavalcade
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a formal procession of people walking, on horseback or riding on vehicles
procession, parade |
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cavalier
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offhand or casual, haughty
"his cavalier attitude" |
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cavil (v)
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make frivolous objections
"it really bugs me when you cavil about unimportant details" |
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cede (v)
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yield (title territory); to surrender formally
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celebrated
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famous, well-known
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celerity
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speed, rapidity
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censorious
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critical
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centurion
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Roman army officer
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cerebration
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thought, the working of the brain
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ceremonious
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relating to formal occasions
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certitude
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absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case
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cessation
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a ceasing, an end, stoppage
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cession (n)
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yielding to another, ceding
"The cession of Alaska to the US is discussed in this chapter" |
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chafe (v)
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warm by rubbing, make sore by rubbing
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chaffing
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lighthearted joking, banter
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chagrin
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distress/embarrassment from having been humiliated
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chalice
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goblet, consecrated cup
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canvass (v)
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solicit votes, determine votes
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careen
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turn a ship on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair
move from side to side |
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catechism
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a book on Christianity used for instructing Christians
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chaff (n)
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the husks of corn or other seeds separated by winnowing or threshing
worthless things, trash |
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capillary
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having a very fine blood vessels
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carafe (n)
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glass watter bottle; decanter
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carapace (n)
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shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab, etc.)
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carcinogenic
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causing cancer
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carillon
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a set of bells capable of being played
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carousal
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drunken revel
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carrion
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rotting flesh of a dead body
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casualty
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serious or fatal accident
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cauterize
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to burn the skin/a wound with a heated instrument or caustic substance, usually to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected.
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celestial
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heavenly
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centrifuge
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machine that separates substances by whirling them
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