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29 Cards in this Set
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cache
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hiding place; V.
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cacophonous
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discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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cadaver
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corpse; dead human body
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cadaverous
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like a corpse; pale
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cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
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cajole
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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle
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coax
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persuade by flattery
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calamity
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disaster; misery
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calculated
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deliberately planned; likely
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caldron(cauldron)
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large kettle
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caliber
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ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber
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calligraphy
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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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callous
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hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
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callus
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area of thick hard skin
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callow
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youthful; immature; inexperienced
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calorific
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heat-producing; N. calorie
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calumny
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malicious misrepresentation; slander
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camaraderie
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good-fellowship; CF. comrade
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cameo
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shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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canard
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unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
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candor
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frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
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canine
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related to dogs; doglike
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canker
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any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
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ulcer
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sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate
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canny
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shrewd in money matters; thrifty
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cant
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insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
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cantankerous
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ill-humored; irritable
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cantata
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story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
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canter
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slow gallop; V. CF. trot
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