Day1.n Flashcards
1
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coerce
A
to force someone to do or not to do something
2
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coalesce
A
to come together as one, to fuse, to unite
3
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clemency
A
mercy, forgiveness, mildness
4
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circumvent
A
to frustrate as though by surrounding
5
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circumspect
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cautious
6
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circumscribe
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to draw a line around, to set the limits, to define, to restrict
7
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circumlocution
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an indirect expression, use of wordy or evasive languate
8
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circuitous
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roundabout, not following a direct path
9
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choleric
A
hot-tempered, quick to anger
10
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chimera
A
an illusion, a foolish fancy
11
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chicanery
A
trickery, deceitfulness, artifice, especially legal or political
12
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chastise
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to inflict punishment on, to discipline
13
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chagrin
A
humiliation, embarrassed disappointment
14
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cerebral
A
brainy, intellectually refined
15
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censure
A
to condemn severely for doing something bad
