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47 Cards in this Set
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Cacophony
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Unpleasant mixture of sounds; harsh noise; discord
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Cajole
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To deceive by flattery; to coax
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Candor
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Opennes; straight forwardness
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Cantankerous
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Hard or irritating to deal with
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Capacious
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Able to hold much
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Capitulate
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Surrender: yeild to an enemy on conditions agreed upon
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Caprcious
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Unpredicatable; controlled by whims
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Castigate
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Punish severly; criticize severly
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Celerity
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Swiftness; fast
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Censure
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Disapprove; criticize; fault finding
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Charlatan
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Imposter (one who assumes an identity or title to deceive others)
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Chary
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Chary (burned to charcoal or scorch)
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Chasten
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To discipline or punish for the purpose of makeing better
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Chastise
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Punish by scolding or beating
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Chicanery
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Trickery (scheme to deceive; prank; deceptive)
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Choler
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Anger
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Circumscribe
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Draw a line around; to confine
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Circumspect
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Cautious
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Clemency
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Mercy; pity; kindness
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Clique
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Smal exclusive group of people
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Cloister
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A convent or monastery; isolated from the outside world
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Coalesce
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To grow together; unite into one body
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Coalition
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Union; combination; temporary alliance
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Coerce
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Force someone to do something against his/her will
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Collate
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To compare carefully to learn the difference between the copies; arrange pages in proper sequence
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Color
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To influence, affect or alter
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Compel
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To urge forcefully or irresistibly
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Complacent
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Self-satisfied; self-important
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Concede
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Accept; admit; allow; surrender
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Conciliatory
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Making peace, attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill
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Condone
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To excuse; to forgive an offense
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Confound
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To confuse; to mix up
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Consonance
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Harmony; agreement
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Conspicuous
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Standing out very noticably; obvious
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Consummate
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To complete fully and perfectly
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Contagion
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Poison, diseease spead by contact
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Contend
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To struggle and compete in a fight or competition
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Contrite
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Feeling remorse or sorry for wrongdoing
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Conundrum
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A puzzling question; a riddle
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Convivial
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Festive; fond of feasting
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Copious
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Plentiful
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Cordial
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Sincere and warm
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Corporeal
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Related to the body; material; physical
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Corroborate
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To confirm or to give support to a belief or a statement
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Culpable
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Deserving blame; guilty
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Cupidity
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Greed for gain, especially for property or money
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Cursory
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To work in a hurry without paying attention to details
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