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25 Cards in this Set
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cache
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a hiding place
--the pirates cache was under the rock in the middle of the island. |
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cacophony
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nasty harsh souds
--the first time I played my trumpet, it was a cacophony. --everyday when i come home on the bus it is a cacophony that gives me a headache. |
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cadaver
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A dead body; a corpse
--There were many cadevers found on the side of paths during the holocaust. |
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cajole
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trying to get your own way
-- my sister is always cajoling in order to get the best of everything. |
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calumnious
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things that defame
--Walking next to my sister is calumnitous when she misbehaves. |
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cantankerous
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disagreeable
--i have met many cantankerous people in my life, but none are as bad as him. |
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capacious
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spacious
--When we take the back seats of the odysey and fold them backwards, the back half is capacious |
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capitulate
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to give up
--I just wish that the terrorists would capitulate and leave us alone. |
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capricous
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unpredictable
--The capricous moves of the terrorists make it hard to eliminate all of them. |
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captious
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a person who finds fault in others.
--I am sometimes called captious because i find fault in my sister, but it is very hard not to especially since she faults all the time. |
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catatonic
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periods of stupor
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celerity
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swiftness
--My car finished the race with celerity and finshed the track in 2.5 seconds. |
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chagrined
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embarrassed
--The boy was chagrined when his car finished in last place. |
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chastice
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scold
--The student was chasticed on the bus for fighhting another person. |
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clamor
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outburt of loud and annoying sound.
--The clamor on the bus sometimes makes it hard to focus. --The clamor at the party forced the people to go outside for a while |
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clandestine
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sneaky hidden
--The clandastine meetings took place in the back alley so that the cops wouldn't notice. |
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coddle
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to pamper and treat gently
--The private school was so used to being coddled and supported that when he went to a public school he had to drop out. |
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coerce
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being pushed or forced into doeng something.
--I was coerced into going to the outlet mall for 6 hours doing nothing. |
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complacent
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self-satisfied
--While the other students strived for perfection in their cars, i was complacent. |
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compunction
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sence of shame
--The kids compunction didn't let him ruin the other racer's car. |
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conducive
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helpfull to reach a goal
--The oddly shaped projection on the side of the car was not conducive. |
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conundrum
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problem
--The wind conundrum was solved while launching our rockets by launching into th wind. |
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covert
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secretive
--The covert plan to tag the building was sold to the police by one of the members, so the whole team sas busted. |
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cower
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To shrink away in shame or fear.
--The coward was cowering in the corner of the battlefield while everyone else in the game fought hard. |
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cursory
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superficial; not done properly
--The cursory job done by the electrician resulted in a fire. |