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cacophony (ca CAH fo nee)

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n. Strident or harsh jarring sound

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cadge (kaj)

Dog in cage begs

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v. to mooch or bum off of

V. To beg

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cajole (kuh JOL)

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v. to coax, wheedie, sweet-talk, inveigle

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calumniate (kuh LUM nee ayt)

calumny

News columns slander

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v. to slander or make false accusations

n. slander, aspersion

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canon (Kuh nahn)

canonical

Canon xeroxes a set of books

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n. established set of principles or laws, often religious

adj. following accepted standards

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capricious (kuh PRI/PREE shuhs)

caprice (kuh preece)

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adj. erratic, unpredicatable, changing one’s mind impulsively

n. Whim, impulse
N. Disposition to do things impulsively

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cardinal

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adj. of basic importance or consequence;

primary

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caret (KAR uht)

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n. ^ (insertion mark used when editing or proofreading)

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carnality (kahr NAL uh tee)

carnal

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n. something related to the body/flesh

adj. related to bodily or sexual appetite
ex. carnal desires

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castigation (KAS tuh GAY shun)

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n. severe criticism or punishment

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catalyst (KAT uh list)

catalyze

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n. substance that accelerates rate of chemical reaction without changing itself;
person or thing that causes a change

v. to bring about/ to act as a catalyst

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causality (kaw ZAL uh tee)

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n. relationship between cause and effect

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caustic (KAW stik)

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adj. burning or stinging;

causing corrosion –> look up

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censure (SEN shur)
If you’re very sure of yourself, you criticize others.

censorious

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v. to criticize severely or judge (negatively)
n. a judgment involving condemnation;
adj. tending to or expressing censure

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chaos (KAY ahs)

chaotic

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n. condition of confusion or unpredictability. disorder

adj.

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chary (CHAR ee)

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adj. wary; cautious; sparing

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chasten (CHAY sun)

chastened

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v. to chastise or correct;
to subdue

adj. corrected, punished, humbled

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chauvinist (SHOH vuh nist)

chauvinisim

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n. person who is blindly devoted to a group he’s part of
Ex. male chauvinist believes in the inferiority of women

n..

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chic (sheek)

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adj. stylish and fashionable;

sophistication in regards to the way one’s dressed

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chicanery (shi KAYN uh ree)

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n. trickery, subterfuge

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chimera (kye MEER uh)

Originally the name of an imaginary, fire-breathing Greek myth monster

chimerical

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n. an illusion

adj. illusory, improbable

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choleric (KAHL er ik)

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adj. Easily anger

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churlish

churl

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adj. boorish, volgar, loutish;
difficult yo work w ( intractable )

n. someone who is “

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coalesce (ko uh LES)

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v. to come together or fuse;

to unite or come together

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coda (KO duh)

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n. concluding section of musical or literary piece;

something that concludes or completes something

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cogent (KO junt)

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adj. appealing forcibly to the mind, convincing

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color

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v. to change by dyeing;
to influence negatively or distort;

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commensurate

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adj. matching or proportionate

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complaisance

complaisant

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n. willingness to comply w/ others’ wishes

adj. showing “

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confound

confounding

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v. to cause to be confused;
to frustrate

adj. confusing

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connoiseur

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n. expert in taste or art;

exptert

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consequential

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adj. pompous, self-important

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contemn

Note: don’t confuse w/ condemn (to pronounce judgement against)

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v. to scorn or despise

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contentious

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adj. argumentative or quarrelsome;

causing controversy or disagreement

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contiguous

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adj. sharing a border;
touching;
adjacent

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contrite

contrition

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adj. regretful

n. regret, remorse

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convention

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n. generally agreed- upon practice or attitude

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convoluted

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adj. complex or complicated

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corrigible (KOR uh juh bul)

corrigibility

incorrigible

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adj. correctable, reparable
n. capacity to be set right
adj. uncontrollable, not reformable

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countenance

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v. to approve of or tolerate

n. comosure; face

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cozen (KUH zun)

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v. to deceive ot trick

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craven

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adj. contemptibly fainthearted, lacking courage

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credulous

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adj. gullible or tending to believe too easily

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crescendo

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n. gradual increase in intensity (esp. music)

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culpable

culpability

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adj. deserving blame

n. blameworthiness, fault

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cynicism

cynic

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n. attitude that people are motivated by selfishness

n. person who displays “

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