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33 Cards in this Set
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cabal
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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cacophony
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a harsh, jarring noise
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calumny
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a false and malicious misrepresentation
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canard
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a lie
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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cartography
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the science or art of making maps
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else
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catholic
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universal; broad and comprehenseive
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caustic
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biting in wit
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chaos
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great disorder; a confused situation
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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circumspect
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cautious; aware of potential consequences
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cloying
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sickly sweet; excessive
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coalesce
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to grow together to form a single whole
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coffer
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a strongbox; a large chest for money
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cogent
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convincing and well-reasoned
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collusion
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a collaboration; complicity; conspiracy
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condone
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to overlook, pardon or disregard
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connoisseur
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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
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contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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contumacious
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rebellious
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convoluted
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intricate and complicated
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corroborate
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to support with evidene
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cosset
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to pamper; to treat with great care
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coterie
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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
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craven
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lacking courage
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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crescendo
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steady increase in volume or force
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cupidity
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greed; strong desire
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curmudgeon
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a cranky person, usually an old one
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