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47 Cards in this Set
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Cajole |
To fool with flattery or false promises, Coax, deceive |
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Candor |
Honesty, frankness |
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Capacious |
Large, roomy, spacious |
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Capitulate |
Surrender, yield |
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Capricious |
Unpredictable |
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Castigate |
Scold, punish |
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Caustic |
Burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm |
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Celerity |
Speed |
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Censure |
To criticize |
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Chasten |
To punish, discipline, castigate |
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Chastise |
Scold, punished, castigate |
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Choler |
Anger |
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Circumscribe |
Draw a line around, Define limits, confine, restrict |
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Circumspect |
Cautious |
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Clemency |
Mercy |
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Coalesce |
Unite, grow together |
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Coerce |
To force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him |
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Cloister |
Secluded or isolated from the outside world, also a place of seclusion |
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Complacent |
Self-satisfied, unconcerned |
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Compliant |
Following someone else's demands, conforming, obeying |
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Composure |
Calmness , equanimity |
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Concede |
Admit reluctantly, yield |
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Concise |
Short and straight to the point, terse |
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Concur |
Agree |
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Condone |
To overlook, excuse, or pardon |
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Confound |
To mix up in your own mind, or to confuse someone else |
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Consonance |
A blending of sounds or opinions, Harmony, agreement |
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Consummate |
To complete or make whole |
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Contend |
To argue a point or position, or to struggle for |
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Contingent |
Depend upon other circumstances, conditional |
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Contract |
Squeeze together, shrink |
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Contrite |
Sorry , penitent |
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Conundrum |
Riddle, mystery |
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Converge |
Move together to meet at a common point |
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Conviction |
An opinion that is strongly held |
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Convivial |
Fond of parties, sociable |
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Copious |
In large quantity, abundant |
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Cordial |
Friendly, welcoming, gracious |
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Corporeal |
Having to do with the body or the physical world |
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Corroborate |
Support with evidence, tell the same story, confirm |
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Criteria |
Requirements or standards used to make a decision |
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Cryptic |
Hidden, secret, mysterious |
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Culpable |
Guilty, blameworthy |
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Cupidity |
Greed, expecially for money |
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Cursory |
Quickly and incompletely done, superficial |
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Comprehensive |
Covering completely, having broad scope |
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Conciliatory |
Agreeable, friendly, appeasing |