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54 Cards in this Set

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cabal
secret association
cabala
a jewish occult philosophy
cache
a hiding place for loot or supplies
cadaver
a dead body
cadence
rhythmic flow, modulation of speech, measured movement
cadre
a framework, a skeleton organization
caduceus
a staff, symbol of the medical profession
cairn
heap of stones used as landmark or tombstone
cajole
coax, persuade by artful flattery
caliber
capacity of mind, quality
calk
fill a seam with paste
calligraphy
penmanship
callow
immature, inexperienced
calumniate
to slander
calumny
slander, false accusation
camisole
ornamental woman's underbodice
canaille
rabble
candid
true to the real facts
candor
frankness, impartiality
cant
jargon, secret slang, empty talk
cantilever
a horizontal projection extending beyond the support
capacious
spacious
capitulate
surrender
capricious
changing suddenly, willfully erratic
captious
fault finding
carafe
bottle
carcinoma
a malignant tumor
careen
tip to one side
caricature
a distorted sketch
carnage
destruction of life
carnal
of the body or flesh
carnivorous
flesh-eating
carrion
decaying flesh of a dead body
carte blanche
unrestricted authority
cartilage
firm elastic tissue
caryatid
figure of a woman used as a column
caseous
pertaining to cheese
cassock
long, close-fitting church garment
castigate
to criticize severely
casuistry
application or misapplication of general ethical principles to specific cases
cataclysm
a sudden, violent change in the earth
catalyst
substance that causes change in other substances without itself being affected
catechism
elementary book of religious principles
categorical
not conditional
catholic
universal, widespread
caudal
near the tail
causerie
a chat
cauterize
to burn to prevent infection
caveat
a legal notice preventing some action, a warning
cavil
to find fault with unnecessarily, quibble
cede
yield, assign, transfer
celerity
swiftness
celestial
heavenly
celibate
unmarried, refraining from sexual activity