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55 Cards in this Set
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Comeuppance |
Rebuke, deserts |
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Comely |
Attractive, agreeable |
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Collusion |
Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme |
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Collateral |
Security for loan, secondary |
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Collate |
Examine in order to verify authenticity, arrange in order |
They collated the newly found manuscripts to determine their age |
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Coiffure |
Hairstyle |
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Cognizance |
Knowledge |
During the election campaign the two candidates were kept in full cognizance of the international situation |
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Cogitate |
Think over |
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Cogent |
Convincing |
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Coalition |
Partnership, league, union |
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Coalesce |
Combine, fuse |
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Coagulate |
Thicken, clot |
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Cloying |
Distasteful because excessive, excessively sweet or sentimental |
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Clout |
Great influence especially social or political |
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Chimerical |
Highly unrealistic, imaginative |
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Chisel |
Swindle or cheat |
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Choleric |
Hot tempered |
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Chortle |
Chuckle with delight |
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Churlish |
Boorish, rude |
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Citadel |
Fortress |
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Cite |
Quote, command |
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Clamber |
Climb by crawling |
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Clandestine |
Secret |
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Clangor |
Loud, resounding noise |
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Cleave |
Sever, cling to, faithful to |
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Censure |
Blame, critize |
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Cerebration |
Thought |
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Cessation |
Stoppage |
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Chafe |
Warm by rubbing |
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Chaff |
Worthless products |
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Chaffing |
Bantering, joking |
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Charlatan |
Pretender to knowledge |
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Chary |
Cautious, sparing or restrained about giving |
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Chastise |
Punish |
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Chicanery |
Trickery, deception |
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Chide |
Scold |
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Careen |
Sway from side to side |
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Carnage |
Destruction of life |
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Carping |
Finding fault |
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Castigate |
Criticize severely |
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Cataclysm |
Violent upheaval |
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Cavil |
Frivolous objections |
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Cavalcade |
Procession, parade |
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Caucus |
Private meeting |
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Cadence |
Rhythmic rise and fall of sounds, beat |
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Cajole |
Coax |
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Callous |
Hardened |
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Callow |
Youthful, immature, inexperienced |
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Calumny |
Malicious misinterpretation |
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Candor |
Frankness |
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Cantankerous |
Ill humored, irritable |
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Capitulate |
Surrender |
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Caprice |
Sudden, whim |
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Capricious |
Unpredictable |
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Brazen |
Insolent |
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