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40 Cards in this Set
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chaffing
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adj. making fun of adj. joking
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chalice
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n. goblet n. religious cup
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chagrin
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n. irritation n. disappointment
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chameleon
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n. lizard that changes color in different situations
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champion
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vb. support aggressively
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charlatan
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n. quack n. pretender to knowledge
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cession
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n. giving in to another n. surrending posession of
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caucus
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n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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cavalcade
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n. procession n. parade
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cauterize
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vb. burn with hot iron or something tht stings
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cessation
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n. stopping
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cavil
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vb. make silly objections
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cerebration
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n. thought
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celerity
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n. speed n. rapidity
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cede
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vb. transfer vb. give title to
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celibate
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adj. unmarried adj. remaining virgin
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caustic
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adj. burning adj. sarcastically biting
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censorious
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adj. critical
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centigrade
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adj. measure of temeprature used widely in Europe
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censor
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n. person who oversees morals n. person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks
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centrifugal
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adj. radiating adj. departing from the center
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cerebral
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adj. pertaining to the brain or intellect
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centripetal
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adj. tending toward the center
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centurion
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n. Roman army officer
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censure
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vb. blame vb. criticize
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centaur
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n. mythical figure, half man and half horse
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chasm
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n. abyss
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chafe
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vb. warm by rubbing vb. make sore by rubbing
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chaff
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n. worthless products from an attempt
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chary
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adj. cautiously watchful
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champ
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vb. chew noisily
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chaotic
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adj. in utter disorder
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charisma
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n. great popular charm or appeal of a political leader n. pleasant gift
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chassis
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n. framework and working parts of an automobile
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chaste
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adj. pure
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chattel
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n. personal property
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chastise
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vb. punish
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checker
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vb. mark by changes in fortune
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chauvinist
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n. blindly devoted patriot
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celestial
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adj. heavenly
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