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96 Cards in this Set
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Cabal |
A group of conspirators; the acts of such a group; a clique |
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Cache |
The hiding place; the things hidden in a secret place |
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Cacophony |
Harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds |
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Cadence |
Rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds |
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Cajole |
To persuade someone to do something he or she doesn't want to do |
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Calamity |
A disaster |
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Callous |
Insensitive; emotionally hardened |
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Callow |
Immature |
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Calumny |
Slander; a maliciously false statement |
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Candor |
Truthfulness; sincere honesty |
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Canon |
A rule or law, especially a religious one |
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Cant |
Insincere or hypocritical speech |
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Canvass |
To seek votes or opinions; to conduct a survey |
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Capacious |
Spacious;roomy; commodious |
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Capital |
The or city that is the seat of government |
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Capitalism |
An economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens |
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Capitulate |
To surrender; to give up or give in |
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Capricious |
Unpredictable; likely to change at any moment |
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Captivate |
To fascinate ; to enchant; to enrapture |
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Carcinogenic |
Causing cancer |
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Cardinal |
Most important;chief |
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Careen |
To swerve; to move rapidly without control; to lean to one side |
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Caricature |
A portrait or description that is purposely exaggerated or distorted |
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Cartography |
The art of making maps or charts |
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Cascade |
A waterfall; anything resembling a waterfall |
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Castigate |
To criticize severely |
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Cataclysm |
A violent upheaval; an earthquake; horrible flood |
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Catalyst |
In chemistry |
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Categorical |
Unconditional; absolute |
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Catharsis |
Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal |
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Catholic |
Universal, embracing everything |
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Caucus |
A meeting of the members of a political party or political faction |
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Caustic |
Like acid ; corrosive |
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Cavalier |
Arrogant; haughty; carefree; casual |
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Cavil |
To quibble; to raise trivial objections |
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Celibacy |
Abstinence from sex |
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Censure |
To condemn severely for doing something bad |
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Cereberal |
Brainy; intellectually refined |
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Chaff |
Worthless stuff |
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Chagrin |
Humiliation; embarrassed disappointed |
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Chameleon |
A highly changeable person |
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Champion |
To defend; to support |
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Channel |
To defeat; to cause to follow a certain path |
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Charisma |
A magical seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty |
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Charlatan |
Fraud; quack; con man |
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Chasm |
A deep, gaping hole; a gorge |
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Chaste |
Pure and unadorned; abstaining from sex |
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Chastise |
To inflict punishment on; to discipline |
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Cherub |
A cute chubby-cheeked child; a kind of angel |
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Chicanery |
Trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political |
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Chimera |
An illusion; a foolish fancy |
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Choleric |
Hot tempered; quick to anger |
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Chortle |
To chuckle with glee |
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Chronic |
Constant; lasting a long time; inveterate |
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Chronicle |
A record of events in order of time; a history |
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Churl |
A rude person; a boor |
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Chutzpah |
Brazenness; audacity |
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Cipher |
Zero; a nobody; a code; the solution to a code |
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Circuitous |
Roundabout; not following a direct path |
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Circumlocution |
An indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language |
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Circumnavigate |
To sail or navigate all the way around |
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Circumscribe |
To draw a line around; to set limits; to define; to restrict |
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Circumspect |
Cautious |
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Circumvent |
To frustrate |
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Citadel |
A fortress defending a city; a stronghold; a bulwark |
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Civil |
Polite; civilized; courteous |
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Clandestine |
Concealed or secret, usually for an evil or subversive purpose |
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Classic |
Top- notch; of the highest quality; serving as a model or standard |
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Cleave |
To cling; to split |
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Clemency |
Mercy; forgiveness; mildness |
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Cliche |
An overused saying or idea |
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Climatic |
Having to do with the climate |
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Clique |
An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest |
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Cloister |
A covered walk with columns on one side |
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Clone |
An exact duplicate; an organism genetically identical to one another |
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Clout |
A blow; influence |
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Cloy |
To cause to feel too full, especially when indulging in something sweet |
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Coalesce |
To come together as one; to fuse; to unite |
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Coddle |
To baby |
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Coerce |
To force to do or not do something |
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Cogent |
Powerfully convincing |
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Cogitate |
To ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about |
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Cognitive |
Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental |
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Cognizant |
Aware; conscious |
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Coherent |
Holding together; making sense |
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COhort |
a group |
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Colloquial |
Coversational; informal in language |
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Collusion |
Conspiracy; secret cooperation |
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Commemorate |
To honor the memory of; to serve as a memory to |
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Commensurate |
Equal; proportionate |
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Commiserate |
To express sorrow or sympathy for; to sympathize with; to pity |
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Commodious |
Spacious; roomy; capacious |
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Compatible |
Harmonious; capable of functioning, working, or living together in harmony |
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Compelling |
Forceful; causing to yield |
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Compendum |
A summary; an abridgement |
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Competent |
Capable; qualified |
