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56 Cards in this Set
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cenotaph
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monument for the dead
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censure
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blame, condemnation
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cephalic
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pertaining to the head
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ceramic
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pertaining to clay
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cerebral
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pertaining to the brain
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cerebration
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process of thought
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chagrin
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disappointment, vexation
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challis
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a lightweight fabric, usually printed, of wool, rayon, or cotton
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chambray
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a fine gingham fabric
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chameleon
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a lizard able to change its coloring, a changeable person
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champ
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to bite and chew with force and noise
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chandler
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a candle-seller, a retailer of groceries and other supplies
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chaotic
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completely confused
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charlatan
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one who pretends to know more than he does
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charnel
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a burial place
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chary
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careful
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chassis
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frame, wheels, and machinery of an automobile
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chaste
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sexually virtuous, simple in style
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chatisement
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physical punishment
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chattel
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an item of property, not real estate
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chauvinsim
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zealous unreasoning patriotism
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chicanery
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unethical methods, legal trickery
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chide
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rebuke, scold
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chimerical
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imaginary
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chiropody
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treatment of foot ailments
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chiropractic
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system of healing by manipulating body structures, particularily the spine
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chivalry
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medieval system of knighthood; virtues of knighthood such as courage, courtesy, respect for women
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choleric
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angry
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chrysalis
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hard pupa of a moth of butterfly
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chutney
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East Indian relish, seasoning
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cicada
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a family of insects including crickets
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumlocution
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talking around a subject
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circumspect
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watchful in all directions, wary
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circumvent
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to go around, fustrate
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cirrus
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a thin, fleecy cloud consisting of ice crystals
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citadel
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fortress
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cite
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quote, for support or authority
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clairvoyance
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ability to foretell the future
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clandestine
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secret
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claque
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hired applauders
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claustrophobia
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fear of enclosed places
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clavicle
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collarbone
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clavier
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musical keyboard
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cleave
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1)to adhere 2)to split asunder
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clemency
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leniency
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cliche
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a trite, over-worked expression
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climactic
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of a climax
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climatic
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of a climate
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coadjutor
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helper
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coalesce
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grow together
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codicil
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an amendment to a will
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coerce
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compel
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cogent
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conclusive, convincing
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cogitate
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think
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cognate
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having the same ancestor or origin
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