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27 Cards in this Set
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Capricious |
Unpredictable, fickle |
The weather was ___ |
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Cacophonous |
Inharmonious, discordant |
Do the students in the orchestra enjoy the __ |
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Castigation |
Punishment, severe criticism |
Sensitive even to mild criticism, she could not bear the __ she found in some reviews |
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Caustic |
Burning; sarcastically biting |
The critics __ remarks angered the actors who were subjects of his sarcasm |
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Chicanery |
Trickery, deception |
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Coda |
Conclusion of a musical; something that rounds out |
The piece concluded with a distinctive ___ . |
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Cogent |
Convincing |
She argued her case with such __ that the jury... |
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Commensurate |
Proportionate, corresponding in extent,degree |
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Compendium |
Trying to please, polite, obliging |
This text cab work as a ___ for all the work ... |
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Compliant |
Yielding, conforming to requirements. |
Because joe gave in easily and went away with what his friends desired, bis mother worried that he might be too complaint . |
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Conciliatory |
Soothing, reconciling |
She was still angry despite his conciliatory words. |
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Condone |
Overlook, forgive, excuse |
To ___ her excuses |
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Confound |
Confuse, puzzle |
No mystery could __ Sherlock Holmes for long. |
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Connoisseur |
Person competent to act as a judge of art; lover of art |
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Contention |
Claim, thesis , assertion |
It is our ___ that, if you follow our tactics, you will boost your score . |
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Contentious |
Quarrelsome |
Mom :) |
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Contrite |
Penitent |
Her ___ tears did not did not influence the judges. |
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Conundrum |
Riddle, difficult problem |
During the long rude she invented conundrums to entertain the children |
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Convoluted |
Coiled around, intricate, involved |
His argument was so ___ that few of us could follow it. |
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Craven |
Cowardly |
Her __ refusal to join the protest was criticised as thy thought she was brave. |
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Daunt |
Intimidate,frighten |
Mere words cannot __ me.. |
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Decorum |
Orderliness and good taste in manner, propriety |
Even the best mannered students have difficulty behaving with __ in the last day of school. |
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Delineate |
Portrait, sketch |
Using only a few descriptive phrases, he __ her character so well. |
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Deference |
Courteous regard for another's wish |
In __ to the minister's request, please do not take photographs during the wedding service. |
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Denigrate |
Blacken |
All attempts to __ our current president's character has failed, the people still love him. |
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Deride |
Ridiculed, made fun off |
All the critics __ his pretentious dialogue and refused to take his play seriously. |
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Desultory |
Haphazard, aimless |
To him reading was purposeful , not __ |
