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25 Cards in this Set
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coup |
highly successful action or sudden attack |
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covenant |
agreement, usually formal; treaty; pact |
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covetous |
a vicarious ; eagerly desirous of |
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cower |
shrink; quivering as from fear |
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coy |
shy; modest; coquettish |
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crabbed |
sour; peevish |
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crass |
very unrefined; grossly insensible |
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credulity |
belief on slight evidence; gullibility |
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creed |
system of religious or ethical beliefs |
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crescendo |
increase in volume or intensity |
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cringe |
shrink back as in fear |
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crux |
crucial point |
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cryptic |
mysterious; puzzling; ambiguous; secret |
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culinary |
relating to cooking |
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cupidity |
greed |
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curmudgeon |
churlish; miserly individual; ill tempered grouch |
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cursory |
casual; hastily done |
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curtail |
shorten; reduce |
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dank |
damp |
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daub |
smear (as with paint) |
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dauntless |
bold |
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dawdle |
loiter; waste time |
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dearth |
scarcity |
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debacle |
sudden downfall; complete disaster |
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debilitate |
weaken; enfeeble |
