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43 Cards in this Set
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cabal
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a scheme or group of plotters
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cadge
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to beg, to get by begging
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cajole
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use flattery or deceit to persuade
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calipers
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metal supports attached to the legs, measuring instrument
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calumny
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slander, aspersion
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candid
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frank, straight-forward
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cant
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insincere talk/jargon
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered / quarrelsome
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canvass
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discuss thoroughly, sort of touting
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castigate
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to chastise, correct by punishing
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castigation
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severe punishment
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catalyst
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substance that causes speeding up
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caustic
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biting, sarcastic
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censure
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expression of blame or disapproval, a rebuke
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centurion
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leader of a 100-soldier unit
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chastened
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corrected, punished
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chastisement
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punished
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chicanery
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legal trickery, false argument
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chisel
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steel tool for shaping metals
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churl
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bad-tempered person
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clamor
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shout, complain with a lot of noise
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clinch
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come to grips
settle conclusively |
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cloture
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closing device (In Parliament)
to end a debate by voting |
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chauvinist
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a blindly devoted patriot
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coagulation
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change to a thick and solid state
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coax
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get someone to do something by kindness
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coda
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passage that completes a pice of music
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coddle
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treat with care and tenderness
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coerce
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compel, to force, to make obedient
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cogent
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strong, convincing
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cogitate
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think deeply, meditate
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cognizant
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being fully aware of
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colander
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bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain water
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collusion
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secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
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combustion
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process of burning
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commemorate
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keep the memory of
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commodious
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having plenty of space for what is needed
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complaisance
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tending to comply
willingness to please |
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compunction
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feeling of regret for one's actions
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chary
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cautions, wary
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clot
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half-solid lump formed from liquid
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coalescing
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coming together and uniting in one substance
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coeval
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of the same age, time or duration
co-exisitng |