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caucus
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a private meeting
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caustic
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sarcastic; severely critical; corrosive
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cauterize
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to burn
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cavalcade
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a procession; a sequence of events
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cavalier
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a haughty and casualy indifferent person
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caveat
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a warning
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cavil
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to quibble; to argue
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cavort
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to leap about; to frolic
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celerity
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speed; swiftness
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celibate
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unmarried
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censure
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to criticize sharply
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centrifugal
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moving away from the center
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cerebration
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thinking; using one's brain
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certitude
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sureness; certainty
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cessation
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a stopping; a discontinuance
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chafe
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to irritate; to annoy
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chaff
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worthless matter
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champ
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to bite impatiently (v); to show impatience (to champ at the bit)
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charisma
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great appeal or attraction
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charlatan
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a fake; a quack
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charnel
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cemetery; tomb
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chary
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(of)careful; cautious
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chauvinism
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fanatical devotion to one's country, sex, religion, etc.
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cherub
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angel; an innocent person
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chic
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stylish; fashionable
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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