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30 Cards in this Set
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circumspect
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adj. prudent, cautious
the inspector was circumspect |
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circumvent
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v. outwit; baffle
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confuse him by saying sir came n went
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chimerical
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adj. fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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seeing chimes in this land is chimerical
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clamor
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n. noise
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clamor of hammer
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clime
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n. climate, region
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cannot climb in this climate
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cloister
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n. convent, monastery
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cluster of nuns in this cloister
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chisel
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v. swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
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he chiseled me out of a $100 from my pocket
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chase
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v. ornament a metal surface by indenting
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he chased the intricate design
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cog
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n. tooth projecting from a wheel
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hog with your tooth
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cognate
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adj. related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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Mother is cognate to the latin word "mater"
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clout
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n. great influence (especially political or social)
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that lout does not have enough clout to get into the club
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clapper
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n. striker (tongue) of a bell
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clapper clapped by ringing the bell
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codicil
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n. supplement to the body of a will
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code of conduct i to supplement the body of will
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condign
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adj. appropriate, well deserved
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dying of conman is appropriate
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concomitant
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adj. that which accompanies
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committed to accompany you
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complicity
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n. involvement in crime
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be an accomplice
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conflate
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v. combine into one, melt or fuse
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put all the cornflakes into the milk
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collusion
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n. conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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upon collision, the realized they were guilty of collusion
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conduit
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n. aqueduct, passageway for fluids
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condom prevents passageway for fluids
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wizened
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adj. shriveled, withered
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he was withered by the time he became wise
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weather
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v. endure the weather
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weather all the tribulations
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wispy
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adj. thin, slight, barely discernible
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the wasp is barely discernable
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wanton
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adj. malicious, unrestrained, unchaste
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wanton expenditures
wnton attack |
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wont
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n. custom
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i wont follow the wont
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wrest
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pull away, take by violence
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she will rest only after wresting victory from their grasp
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yoke
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join together, unite
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yoke the threads to form the yoke
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welter
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n. turmoil, jumble
v. wallow, indulge |
run helter skelter
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welt
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n. mark from beating
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she felt his welts
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whorl
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n. rings of leaves around stem, ring
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the whorls whirled round the stem
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whinny
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neigh of a horse
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whiny whines like a horse
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