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51 Cards in this Set
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chauvinisam
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fanatical, devotion to one's
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chastise
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to punish; to purify
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celibate
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unmarried
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celerity
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swiftness
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chattel
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slave
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cavalier
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a casually indifferent person
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carp
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to complain
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catalyst
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person or thing that speeds up a result
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centrifugal
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moving away from the center
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castigate
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to punish or criticize
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catholic
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universal; found everywhere
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cataclysm
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a violent change
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carnal
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sensual: sexual
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cascade
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to fall
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carouse
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to engage in a noisy, wild party
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cartel
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association
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carnage
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slaughter
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catastrophe
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disaster
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celestial
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heavenly
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certitude
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certainty
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careen
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to swerve
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cauterize
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to burn
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chary
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(of) careful
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chagrin
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embarrassment
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cavalcade
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a sequence of events
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caucus
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a meeting
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caustic
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severely critical
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censure
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to criticize or condemn
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casualty
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an accident
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charisma
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great appeal or attraction
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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chaste
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pure
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cavort
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to frolic
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cessation
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stopping
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chafe
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to annoy
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caveat
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a warning
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charlatan
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a fake
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carrion
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decaying flesh
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chaos
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complete disorder
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caste
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social class
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catharsis
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act of purification
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chameleon
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a changeable person
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catacomb
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underground burial place
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cavil
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to argue
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caret blanche
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freedom to use one's own judgement
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cardinal
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of major importance
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chasm
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a wide gap
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal
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cataract
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large waterfall; cloudiness of the eye
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censor
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to eliminate objectionable material
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chaff
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worthless material
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