Sat Difficult Words: C

Front 1

Callow

Back 1

immature, lacking sophistication

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Calumny

Back 2

false and malicious accusation, slander

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Candor

Back 3

honesty of expression

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Canonize

Back 4

to declare a person sacred, raise to highest honors

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canvass

Back 5

to examine thoroughly, to conduct a poll

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Capitulate

Back 6

to submit completely, surrender

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Carp

Back 7

to find fault, complain constantly

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Castigate

Back 8

to punish, criticize or chastise

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Categorical

Back 9

absolute, without exception

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Catharsis

Back 10

purification, cleansing

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Caucus

Back 11

smaller group within an organization, meeting of such a group

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Caulk

Back 12

to make watertight

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Causality

Back 13

cause and effect relationship

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Cavalier

Back 14

carefree attitude; with lordly disdain

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Cavort

Back 15

to frolic, frisk

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Centripetal

Back 16

directed towards the center

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Cessation

Back 17

temporary or complete halt

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Chagrin

Back 18

shame, embarrassment, humiliation

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Charlatan

Back 19

quack, fake

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Chary

Back 20

watchful, cautious

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Circumspect

Back 21

cautious, wary

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Circumvent

Back 22

to go around, avoid

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Coalesce

Back 23

to grow together

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Cognition

Back 24

mental process by which knowledge is acquired

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Collusion

Back 25

collaboration, complicity

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Complicity

Back 26

knowing partership in wrong doing

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Compunction

Back 27

feelings of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret

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Condone

Back 28

to excuse, forgive, pardon, overlook, or justify a fault

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Congeal

Back 29

to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing

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Conglomerate

Back 30

collected group of varied things

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Consecrate

Back 31

to declare sacred; dedicate to a goal

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consign

Back 32

to commit, entrust

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Construe

Back 33

to explain or interpret

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Consummate

Back 34

complete, accomplished, perfect; to complete, fulfill

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Continence

Back 35

self-control, restraint

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Contravene

Back 36

to contradict, deny, act contrary to

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Contusion

Back 37

bruise

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Copious

Back 38

abundant, plentiful

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Cosset

Back 39

to pamper, treat with great care

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Coterie

Back 40

small group of people with a similar purpose

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Countermand

Back 41

to annul, cancel

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countervail

Back 42

to counteract, to exert force against

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Craven

Back 43

cowardly

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Curt

Back 44

abrupt, blunt