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77 Cards in this Set
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champion
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v support militantly |
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chaotic
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adj in utter diorder |
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charisma
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n divine gift, great popular charm or appeal of a political leader |
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charlatan
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n quack, pretender to knowledge |
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chary (of)
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adj cautious, sparing or restrained about giving |
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chasm
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n abyss |
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chassis
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n framework and working parts of an automobile |
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chaste
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adj pure |
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chasten
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v discipline, punish in order to correct |
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chastise
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v punish |
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chauvinist
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n blindly devoted patriot A chauvinist cannot recognize any faults in his country, nomatter how flagrant they may be. Likewise, a male chauvinist cannot recognize his bias in favor of hisown sex, no matter how flagrant that may be. |
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check
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v stop motion, curb or restrain |
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checkered
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adj marked by changes in fortune |
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cherubic
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adj angelic, innocent looking |
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chicanery
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n trickery, deception |
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chide
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v scold |
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chimerical
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adj fantastically improbable, highly unrealistic, imaginative |
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chisel
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n wedge like tool for cutting |
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chisel
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v swindle or cheat, cut with a chisel |
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chivalrous
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adj courteous, faithful, brave |
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choleric
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adj hot tempered |
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choreography
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n art of representing dances in written symbols, arrangement of dance |
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chortle
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v chuckle with delight |
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chronic
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adj long established as a disease, long-lasting |
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chronicle
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v/n report, record (in chronological order) |
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churlish
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adj boorish, rude |
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cipher
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n secret code |
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cipher
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n nonentity, worthless person or thing |
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circuitous
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adj roundabout (n: circuit) |
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circumlocution*
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n indirect or roundabout expression |
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circumscribe
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v limit, confine |
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circumspect
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adj prudent, cautious, wary and unwilling to take risks |
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circumvent
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v outwit, baffle |
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cistern
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n reservoir or water tank |
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citadel
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n fortress, bastion |
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cite
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v quote, command |
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civil
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adj pertaining to citizens or the state, courteous and polite |
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clairvoyant
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adj/n having foresight, fortuneteller |
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clamber
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v climb by crawling |
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clamor
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n noise |
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clandestine
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adj secret |
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clangor
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n loud resounding noise |
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clapper
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n striker (tongue) of a bell |
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clasp
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n fastening device, firm grip |
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claustrophobia
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n fear of being locked in |
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cleave (to)
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v split or sever, cling to, remain faithful to |
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cleft
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n/adj split, divided or partially divided into two |
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clemency
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n disposition to be lenient, mildness |
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clench
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v close tightly, grasp |
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cliche
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n phrase dulled in meaning by repetition |
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clientele
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n body of customers |
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climactic
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adj related to the highest point |
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clime
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n region, climate |
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clip
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n/v section of filmed material |
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clique
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n small exclusive group |
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cloister
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n monastery or convent |
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clout
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n great influence (especially political or social) |
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cloying
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adj distasteful (because excessive), excessively sweet or sentimental |
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clump
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n cluster or close group (of bushes, trees), mass, sound of stomping |
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coagulate
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v thicken, congeal, clot, change to a solid or semi-solid state |
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coalesce*
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v combine, fuse (n: coalition) |
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coalition
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n partnership, league, union |
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coddle
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v to treat gently |
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codicil
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n an addition or supplement that explains, modfies, or revokes a will or part of one. |
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codify
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v arrange (laws, rules) as a code, classify |
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coercion
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n use of force to get someone to obey |
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cogent
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adj (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing (n: cogency) |
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cogitate (on)
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v think over |
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cognate
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adj/n related linguistically, allied by blood, similar or akin in nature |
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cognitive
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adj pertaining to knowing or perceiving, related to mental processes |
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cognizance
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n knowledge |
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cohere
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v stick together |
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cohesion
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n tendency to keep together, being a united whole |
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coiffure
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n hairstyle |
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coin
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v make coins, invent or fabricate |
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coincidence
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n two or more things occurring at the same time by chance |
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colander
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n utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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