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40 Cards in this Set
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cherubic
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adj. innocent looking adj. angelic
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citadel
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n. fortress
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codicil
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n. something that is used to replace and change part of a will
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circumspect
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adj. careful adj. cautious
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coddle
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vb. treat gently vb. pamper
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coerce
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vb. force vb. bring about by threat
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circumvent
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vb. outwit vb. confuse
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circumscribe
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vb. limit vb. confine
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circumlocution
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n. indirecion or redundancy in an expression
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chicanery
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n. trickery
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circuitous
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adj. roundabout
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circlet
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n. small ring n. band
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cockade
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n. decoration worn on hat
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clairvoyant
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adj. having foresight
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cloven
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adj. split
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cite
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vb. coute
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cloister
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n. monastery or convent
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claustrophobia
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n. fear of being locked in
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clamber
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vb. climb by crawling
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clandestine
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adj. secret
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climactic
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adj. relating to the highest point
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clarion
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adj. shrill trumpetlike sound
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cliche
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n. phrase that is dulled in meaning because it is used so frequently
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coadjutor
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n. assistant n. colleague
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coalesce
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vb. combine vb. fuse
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clavicle
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n. collarbone
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cleft
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n. split
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clemency
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n. mildness, as of the weather n. act of tending to be lenient
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cleave
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vb. split into different parts
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chimerical
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adj. fantastic adj. highly imaginative
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clime
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n. region n. climate
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chiromancy
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n. art of telling fortunes by reading the hand n. act of telling what a person is like by looking at their palm
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ciliated
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adj. having small hairs
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clique
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n. small exclusive group
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chide
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vb. scold
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chronic
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adj. long established as a disease
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churlish
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adj. extremely insensitive adj. rude
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choreography
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n. art of dancing
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choleric
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adj. hot-tempered
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chiropodist
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n. one who treats disorders of the feet
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