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