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canto
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division of a long poem
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captious
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faultfinding; too critical
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carafe
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glass water bottle; decanter
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carapace
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shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
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careen
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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
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carillon
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a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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carping
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petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
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carrion
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rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
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cartographer
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map-maker
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cataclysm
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deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
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catcall
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shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.
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catechism
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book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
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catharsis
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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
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caucus
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private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
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caulk(calk)
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make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
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cauterize
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burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
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cavalier
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casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
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cavil
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quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
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censure
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blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval
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centaur
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mythical figure, half man and half horse
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cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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chafe
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warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
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chaffing
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bantering; joking
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chagrin
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annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
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chary
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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
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chasten
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discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
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chastise
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punish as by beating; criticize severely
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chide
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scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
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chisel
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swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
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chivalrous
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courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
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choleric
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hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
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chortle
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chuckle with delight; N.
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churlish
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boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
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circumscribe
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limit; confine; draw a line around
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circumspect
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prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
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circumvent
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outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
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cistern
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reservoir or water tank
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clamber
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climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
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clandestine
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secret
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clangor
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loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
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cleave
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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven
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clemency
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disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
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clique
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small exclusive group of people
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cloister
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monastery or convent
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clout
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great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
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coddle
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treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
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codicil
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supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
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codify
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arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
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cogent
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convincing
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cogitate
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think over; ponder
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cognate
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having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
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cognitive
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having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
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cohorts
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group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
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coiffure
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hairstyle
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colander
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utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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collate
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examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
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collation
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a light meal; collating
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collusion
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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
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comatose
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in a coma; extremely sleepy
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comestible
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something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance
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deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
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comity
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courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
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commandeer
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take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
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commiserate
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
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spacious and comfortable
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compact
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agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious
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complaisant
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trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
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comport
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bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
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composure
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mental calmness
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compunction
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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
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concerted
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mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
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concoct
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prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
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concomitant
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that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
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condescend
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(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
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condign
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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
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condone
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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conducive
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helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
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conduit
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aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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conflagration
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great fire
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conflate
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meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one
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confluence
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flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
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conformity
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harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance
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congeal
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freeze; coagulate
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