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cand (gr)
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white, shining; as candid, candidate
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cabal
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a small, secret group
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cant
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insincere statements usually made in a singsong tone
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caesura
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pause
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candor
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honesty; openness; frankness
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carp (2)
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a type of fish (noun); to complain (verb)
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cartel
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association of business firms
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canny
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shrewd
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cadaverous
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pale; ghastly; corpselike
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calumny
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a false accusation; slander
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carte blanche
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freedom to use one's own judgment
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carn (gr)
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flesh; as carnal, carnivorous
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carapace
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shell; hard, protective covering
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capricious
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erratic; impulsive
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canvass
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to make a survey
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callow
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young and inexperienced
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castigate
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to punish
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cajole
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to coax; to persuade
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capacious
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spacious; roomy
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cacophony
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harsh or unpleasant sound
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cartographer
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mapmaker
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capit (gr)
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head; as capital, decapitate
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captious
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hard to please; faultfinding
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cad, cas, cid (gr)
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fall; as cadence, casualty, incident
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canard
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a false stor, report, or rumor
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caliber
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degree of worth
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camaraderie
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loyalty; friendship
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal
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cap, capt, cept (gr)
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take, hold; as capable, captive, intercept
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cataclysm
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a violent change
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