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60 Cards in this Set
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Cabal
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A conspiratorial group of plotters OR to conspire
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Cabalism
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Adherence to an extreme theological concept
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Cacophony
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A combination of disagreeable or harsh sounds
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Cadaverous
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Suggestive of death; corpselike
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Cadenza
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A solo passage for a voice or instrument
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Caitiff
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A coward OR cowardly
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Cajole/cajolery
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To influence by caressing or flattering speech; wheedle/delusive speech
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Calculus
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An abnormal concretion in the body; a stone
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Callosity
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Insensitivity; the condition of being calloused
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Callow
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Without experience in the world; immature
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Calumny
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A malicious statemnt; slander
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Came
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A slender lead bar used to hold together the panes of stained glass windows
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Cameo
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A small gem carved in relief
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Canary
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A light to moderate yellow
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Candid
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Straightforward, honest, impartial
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Candor
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Frankness, sincerity, outspokenness
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Canon
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A rule or law
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Cant
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Preaching, pious language filled with platitudes
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Cantata
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A choral composition based on religious texts
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Canto
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A division of a poem
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Cantonment
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Temporary living quarters for soldiers
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Capacious
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Roomy
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Capitulate
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To surrender under given terms
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Caprice/capricious
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A whim; a sudden desire or change of mind/whimsical, impulsive
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Captious
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Marked by a tendency to find faults [Stephanie's spelling]
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Cardinal
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Or prime importance; paramount
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Caricature
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A representation in which features are exaggerated or distorted to produce a humorous or grotesque effect
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Carnal
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Sensual; related to physical and especially sexual appetites
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Carouse
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To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
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Castigate
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To punish
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Cataract
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A large waterfall OR opacity of the capsule or lens of the eye, causing impaired vision or blindness
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Catholic/catholicity
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Of wide scope; universal/universal prevalence or acceptance; the quality of existing everywhere; universality
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Cat-o-nine-tails
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A whip consisting of nine knotted cords used for flogging
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Caucus
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A closed political meeting
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Causal
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Involving or constituting a cause; causing
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Caustic
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Severe, sarcastic, cutting
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Cautery
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To burn or sear away with an instrument
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Cede/cession
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To give over or surrender possession of/a surrender or ceding of something OR that which is ceded
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Censorious
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Highly critical; expressing censure
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Centenary
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Pertaining to a hundred years
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Centurion
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A commander of a divison of a hundred of the Roman army
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Cessation
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A discontinuance; a stopping
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Chagrin
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Keen mental unease caused by failure or disappointment
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Chameleon
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Changeable in appearance
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Chancery
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A court of equity
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Charlatan
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A fraud
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Chasten
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To correct by punishment or reproof; chastice
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Chastise
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To punish; chasten
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Chastity
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Sexual or moral purity; abstinence from sexual activity
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Chateau
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A castle or manor-house
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Chattel
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An article of personal property
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Choleric
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Easily angered
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Christen
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To name in baptism
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Chromatic
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Relating to color; abounding in color
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Cipher
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To calculate arithmetically OR the quantity zero
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Circumlocution
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The use of unnecessarily wordy or indirect language or writing
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Circumscribe
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To draw a line around; confine within bounds
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Circumspect
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Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent
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Citadel
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A strong fortress
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Claimant
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One who makes a claim or demand, as of right
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