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chaste |
morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
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chasten
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discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
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chastise
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punish as by beating; criticize severely
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chauvinist
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blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin
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check
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stop motion; curb or restrain
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checkered(chequered)
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marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares
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cherubic
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angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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chide
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scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
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chimerical
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
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chisel
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swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
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chip
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lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp
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chivalrous
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courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
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choleric
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hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
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choreography
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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chore
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daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task
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chortle
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chuckle with delight; N.
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chuckle
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laugh quietly
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chronic
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long established as a disease
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chronicle
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report; record (in chronological order)
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churlish
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boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
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ciliated
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having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
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cipher
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nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.
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circlet
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small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circuit
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closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place
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circumlocution
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indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
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circumscribe
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limit; confine; draw a line around
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circumspect
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prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
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circumvent
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outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
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cistern
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reservoir or water tank
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citadel
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fortress
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cite
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quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record
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civil
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having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic
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clairvoyant
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having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
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hindsight
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understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
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clamber
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climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
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clamor
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loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
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clandestine
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secret
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chaperon
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older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
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clangor
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loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
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clapper
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striker (tongue) of a bell
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clap
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strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
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clarion
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shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
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claustrophobia
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fear of being locked in
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clavicle
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collarbone
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scrimmage
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disorderly fight between two or more people
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cleave
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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven
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cleft
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N: split
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clemency
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disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
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clich\'e
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phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed
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bromide
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platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
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clientele
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body of customers
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climactic
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relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
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clime
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climate
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clique
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small exclusive group of people
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cloister
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monastery or convent
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clout
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great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
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cloying
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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
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coagulate
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congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant |
