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33 Cards in this Set
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One that condemns or censures |
Censor |
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appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional |
cerebral |
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A keen feeling of mental unease, as if annoyance of embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event |
Chagrin |
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to fight for, defend, or support |
Champion |
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a description of qualities or peculiarities |
characterization |
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to correct by punishment or reproof; take to task |
chasten |
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deception by trickery or sophistry; a trick; a subterfuge |
chicanery |
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arrange in order of time if occurrence |
chronological |
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rudeness; having a bad disposition; surly; difficult to work with; intractable |
churlishness |
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to limit narrowly; restrict |
circumscribe |
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to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering |
circumvent |
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sufficiently observing or befitting accepted social usages; not rude |
civil |
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a disposition to show mercy; especially toward an offender or enemy |
Clemency |
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to cause transformation of (a liquid or solid, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass |
coagulate |
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an alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations |
coalition |
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appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing |
cogent |
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sticking together; cohering |
coherent |
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to devise ( a new word or phrase) |
coin |
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informal speech or writing |
colloquial |
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to honor the memory of with a ceremong |
commemorate |
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to be worthy, qualified or desirable |
commendable |
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of, belonging to, or shared by te people of a community; public |
communal |
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something, such as a set of data, a report, or an anthology, that is compiled |
compilation |
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exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging |
complaisant |
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involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime |
complicity |
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to have been exposed to danger, suspicion, or disrepute |
compromised |
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a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt |
compunction |
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something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, which is later conceded; an acknowledgement or admission |
concession |
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to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease |
conciliate |
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to express strong disapproval of |
condemn |
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patronizingly superior behavior or attitude |
condescension |
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to overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense ) without protest or censure |
Back (Definition) Condoned |
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A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point |
confluence |
