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26 Cards in this Set
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cabal
cadge cajole |
a conspiratorial group of plotters or intiguers
to beg to get by begging use flattery or deceit to persuade |
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calumny
candid cant |
a false statement maliciously made to injure anothers rep
frank, straight-forward insincere talk, to speak in jargon |
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cantankerous
canvass castigate |
bad-tempered, quarrelsome
to examine carefully or discuss thoroghly, scrutinize to chastise, correct by punishing |
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catalyst
caustic censure |
substance that causes the increase in rate of reaction
harsh or corrosive in tone an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism |
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centurion
chary chastened |
the commander of a century in the Roman army.
cautious, wary corrected, punished |
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chauvinist
chicanery churl |
devoted patriot, belief in the superiority of one's own gender
legal trickery, false argument rude, mal-tempered person |
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clamor
cloture coagulation |
a loud outcry, a hubbub
closing device (in Parliment) to end a debate by voting change to a thick and solid state |
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coalescing
coax coda |
coming together and uniting into one substance
get somebody to do something concluding passage that completes a piece of music |
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coddle
coerce coeval |
treat with care and tenderness
compel, to force to make obedient originating or existing during the same period |
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cogent
cogitate cognizant |
strong reasoning, convincing
to take careful thought or think carefully about,. ponder being fully aware of |
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collusion
commensurate commodious |
secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
of the same size, extent, or duration as another habing plenty of space for what is needed |
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complaisance
compunction conceit |
tending to comply, obliging willingness to please
a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt a favorable and unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth |
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conciliatory
concord condone |
reconciling, soothing, comforting
agreement or harmony, accord to overlook, forgive or disregard without protest or censure |
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congeal
conjoin connoisseur |
make or become stiff and solid
to join together a person with good judgment e.g. art |
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connotation
consequential console |
an idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing
pompous self important give comfort or sympathyto |
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conspicuous
consternation consummate |
easily seen, remarkable
a state of paralyzing dismay perfect, make perfect, complete |
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contemn
contentious contigous |
to scorn or despise
argumentative, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome connecting without a break |
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contrite
contumacious conundrum |
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
obstinately disobedient or rebellious, insubordinate a riddle, dilemma, enigma |
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convoke
convoluted cordial |
to cause to assemble in a meeting, convene
complicated, coiled, twisted warm and sincere |
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cordon
cornucopia corporeal |
to form a cordon around so as to prevent movement in or out
abundant, overflowing supply of, relating to the body |
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correlate
corroboration countenance |
to put or bring into complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relation
additional strengthening evidence, to confirm, verify to gice or express approval to, condone |
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countervail
covert covetous |
to act against with equal force, counteract
disguised excessively and culpably desirous of the possessions of another |
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cower
coy cravat |
crouch, shrink back
flirtatiously shy or modest a scarf or band around the neck |
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craven
credulous cryptic |
characterized by abject fear, cowardly
disposed to believe too readily, gullible secret with a hidden meaning |
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culpability
cumbersome curmudgeon |
guilt, responsibility for wrong
burdensome, heavy and awkward to carry ill tempered person |
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curriculum
cursory curtail |
all the courses of study offered by an educational institution
performed with haste and scant attention to detail make shorter then was planned |
