Isee Upper Level Day 2Kaplan

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candor

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frankness and sincerity; fairness

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canine

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relating to dogs

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cantankerous

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quarrelsome and grouchy

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caprice

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sudden, unpredictable change

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cascade

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(n) waterfall, as in a type of fireworks resembling a waterfall

(v) to fall like a cascade

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catastrophe

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disatrous event

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celestial

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relating to the heavens

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censor

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to remove material from books, plays, magazines, etc. for moral, political, or religious reasons

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chasm

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gorge or deep cannon

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choleric

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bad-tempered

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choreographer

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person creating and arranging dances for stage performances

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chorus

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group acting together

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chronic

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continuing over a long period of time, long-standing

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circumscribe

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to encircle with a line; to limit in any way

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collision

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crash, clash, or conflict

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communicative

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talktive and likely to communicate

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compassion

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deep feeling of pity or sympathy for others

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compel

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to force someone or something to act

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competent

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having enough skill for some purpose; adequate but not exceptional

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concise

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brief and compact

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condonce

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to pardon, to forgive, or overlook

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confidential

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done secretly or in confidence

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constrict

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to squeeze, make tighter

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contemplation

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thoughtful observation

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contend

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to fight or struggle against; to debate

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contentious

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eager to quarrel

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convene

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to assemble or meet

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conventional

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established or approved by general usage

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copious

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abundant, large in number or quantity, plentiful

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countenance

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(n) face or facial expression, or the general appearance or behavior of something or someone

(v) to approve or support

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couplet

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unit of poetry with two rhymes lines

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courier

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person who carries messages, news, or information

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cue

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hint or guiding suggestion

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cuvature

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state of being curved

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dawdle

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to waste time with idle lingering

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deadlock

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standoff caused by opposition of two conflicting forces

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dearth

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scarcity, lack

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debris

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charred or spoiled remains of something that has been destroyed

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decade

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period of ten years

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deceit

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deception or tricky falseness

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decieve

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to delude or mislead

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declamation

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exercise in speech giving; attack or protest

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defficient

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defective, insufficient, or inadequate

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dehydrate

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to remove wawter from

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dejected

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depressed, sad

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delude

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to deceive, to mislead

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deluge

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(n) flood, large overflowing of water; too much of anything

(v) overflow, to inundate, toflood

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demote

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to reduce to a lower grade or class

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deplore

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to regard as deeply regrettable and hateful

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desolation

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condition of being deserted and destroyed

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despicable

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deserving contempt

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despondent

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in a state of depression

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destitute

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bereft (of something), without or left without (something); poor

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devotee

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someone passionately devoted

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devout

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deeply religious

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dexterity

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skill in using the hands or body, agility; cleverness