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55 Cards in this Set
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CACOPHONY |
HARSH-SOUNDING MIXTURE OF WORDS, VOICES, OR SOUNDS |
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CADENCE |
RHYTHM; THE RISE AND FALL OF SOUNDS |
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CAJOLE |
TO PERSUADE SOMEONE TO D OSTH HE OR SHE DOESNT WANT TO DO |
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CALLOW |
IMMATURE |
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CANDOR |
TRUTHFULNESS; SINCERE HONESTY |
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CAPITALISM |
AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN WHICH BUSINESSES ARE OWNED BY PRIVATE CITIZENS(NOT BY GOVT) LITTLE GOVT CONTROL |
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CAPITULATE |
TO SURRENDER; TO GIVE UP OR GIVE IN |
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CAPRICIOUS |
UNPREDICTABLE; LIKELY TO CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT |
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CARICATURE |
A PORTRAIT OR DESCRIPTION THAT IS PURPOSELY DISTORTED OR EXAGGERATED, OFTEN TO PROVE SOME PT ABOUT ITS SUBJECT |
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CASTIGATE |
TO CRITICIZE SEVERELY; TO CHASTISR |
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CATALYST |
IN CHEMISTRY, STH THAT CHANGES THE RATE OF A CHEM REACTION W/O ITSELF BEING CHANGED |
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CATEGORICAL |
UNCONDITIONAL; ABSOLUTE |
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CATHARSIS |
PURIFICATION THAT BRINGS EMOTIONAL RELIEF OR RENEWAL |
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CATHOLIC |
UNIVERSAL; EMBRACING EVERYTHING |
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CAUSTIC |
LIKE ACID; CORROSIVE |
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CELIBACY |
ABSTINENCE FROM SEX |
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CENSURE |
TO CONDEMN SEVERELY FOR DOING STH BAD |
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CEREBRAL |
BRAINY; INTELLECTUALLY REFINED |
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CHAGRIN |
HUMILIATION; EMBARRASSED DISAPPOINTMENT |
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CHARISMA |
A MAGICAL-SEEMING ABILITY TO ATTRACT FOLLOWERS OR INSPIRE LOYALTY |
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CHARLATAN |
FRAUD; QUACK; CON MAN |
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CHASM |
A DEEP, GAPING HOLE; A GORGE |
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CHASTISE |
TO INFLICT PUNISHMENT ON; TO DISCIPLINE |
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CHICANERY |
TRICKERY; DECEITFULNESS; ARTIFICE, ESPECIALLY LEGAL OR POLITICAL |
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CHIMERA |
AN ILLUSION; A FOOLISH FANCY |
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CHOLERIC |
HOT-TEMPERED; QUICK TO ANGER |
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CHRONIC |
CONSTANT; LASTING A LONG TIME; INVETERATE |
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CHRONICLE |
A RECORD OF EVENTS IN ORDER OF TIME; A HISTORY |
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CIRCUITOUS |
ROUNDABOUT; NOT FOLLOWING A DIRECT PATH |
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CIRCUMLOCUTION |
AN INDIRECT EXPRESSION; USE OF WORDY OR EVASIVE LANGUAGE |
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CIRCUMSCRIBE |
TO DRAW A LINE AROUND; TO SET THE LIMITS; TO DEFINE; TO RESTRICT |
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CIRCUMSPECT |
CAUTIOUS |
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CIRCUMVENT |
TO FRUSTRATE AS THOUGH BY SURROUNDING |
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CIVIL |
POLITE; CIVILIZED; COURTEOUS |
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CLEMENCY |
MERCY; FORGIVENESS; MILDNESS |
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CLICHE |
AN OVERUSED SAYING OR IDEA |
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CLIQUE |
AN EXCLUSIVE GROUP BOUND TOGETHER BY SOME SHARED QUALITY OR INTEREST |
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COALESCE |
TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE; TO FUSE; TO UNITE |
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COERCE |
TO FORCE SOMEONE TO DO OR NOT TO DO STH |
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COGENT |
POWERFULLY CONVINCING |
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COGNITIVE |
DEALING WITH HOW WE KNOW THE WORLD AROUND US THROUGH OUR SENSE; MENTAL |
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COGNIZANT |
AWARE; CONSCIOUS |
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COHERENT |
HOLDING TOGETHER; MAKING SENSE |
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COLLOQUIAL |
CONVERSATIONAL; INFORMAL IN LANGUAGE |
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COLLUSION |
CONSPIRACY; SECRET COOPERATION |
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COMMENSURATE |
EQUAL; PROPORTIONATE |
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COMPELLING |
FORCEFUL; CAUSING TO YIELD |
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COMPENDIUM |
A SUMMARY; AN ABRIDGMENT |
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COMPLACENT |
SELF-SATISFIED; OVERLY PLEASED WITH ONESELF; CONTENTED TO A FAULT |
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COMPLEMENT |
TO COMPLETE OR FILL UP; TO BE THE PERFECT COUNTERPART |
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COMPLICITY |
PARTICIPATION IN WRONGDOING; THE ACT OF BEING AN ACCOMPLICE |
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COMPREHENSIVE |
COVERING OR INCLUDING EVERYTHING |
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COMPRISE |
TO CONSIST OF |
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CONCILIATORY |
MAKING PEACE; ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE THROUGH GOODWILL |
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CONCISE |
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT; SUCCINCT |
