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Cacophony

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Harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds

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Cadence

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Rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds

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Cajole

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To persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do

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Callow

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Immature

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Candor

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Truthfulness; sincere honesty

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Captitalism

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An economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens (not by the government) and in which the resulting products and services are sold with relatively little government control

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Capitulate

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To surrender; to give up or give in

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; likely to change at any moment

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Caricature

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A portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject

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Castigate

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To criticize severely; to chastise

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Catalyst

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Anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it

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Categorical

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Unconditional; absolute

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Catharsis

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Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal

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Catholic

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Universal; embracing everything

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Caustic

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Like acid; corrosive

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Celibacy

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Abstinence from sex

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Censure

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To condemn severely for doing something bad

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Cerebral

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Brainy; intellectually refined

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Chagrin

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Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

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Charisma

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A magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty

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Charlatan

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Fraud; quack; con man

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Chasm

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A deep, gaping hole; a gorge

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Chastise

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To inflict punishment on; to discipline

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Chicanery

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Trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political

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Chimera
An illusion; a foolish fancy
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Choleric
Hot-tempered; quick to anger
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Chronic
Constant; lasting a long time; inveterate
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Chronicle
A record of events in order of time; a history
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Circuitous
Roundabout; not following a direct path
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Circumlocution
An indirect expression; use of wordy or language
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Circumscribe
To draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict
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Circumspect
Cautious
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Circumvent
To frustrate as though by surrounding
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Civil
Polite; civilized; courteous
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Clemency
Mercy; forgiveness; mildness
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Cliché
An overused saying or idea
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Clique
An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
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Coalesce
To come together as one; to fuse; to unite
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Coerce
To force someone to do or not to do something
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Cogent
Powerfully convincing
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Cognitive
Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental
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Cognizant
Aware; conscious
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Coherent
Holding together; making sense
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Colloquial
Conversational; informal in language
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Collusion
Conspiracy; secret cooperation
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Commensurate
Equal; proportionate
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Compelling
Forceful; causing to yield
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Compendium
A summary; an abridgment
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Complacent
Self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
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Complement
To complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart
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Complicity
Participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice
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Comprehensive
Covering or including everything
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Comprise
To consist of
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Conciliatory
Making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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Concise
Brief and to the point; succinct
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Concord
Harmony; agreement
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Concurrent
Happening at the same time; parallel
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Condescend
To stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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Condone
To overlook; to permit to happen
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Conducive
Promoting
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Confluence
A flowing together, especially of rivers; the place where they being to flow together
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Congenial
Agreeably suitable; pleasant
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Congenital
Describing a trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate
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Congregate
To come together
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Conjecture
To guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence
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Conjure
To summon or bring into being as if by magic
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Connoisseur
An expert, particularly in matters of art or taste
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Consecrate
To make or declare sacred
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Consensus
Unanimity or general agreement
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Consonant
Harmonious; in agreement
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Construe
To interpret
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Consummate
Perfect; complete; supremely skillful
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Contentious
Argumentative; quarrelsome
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Contiguous
Side by side; adjoining
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Contingent
Dependent; possible
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Contrite
Admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful
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Contrived
Artificial; labored
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Conventional
Common; customary; unexceptional
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Convival
Fond of partying; festive
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Copious
Abundant; plentiful
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Corollary
Something that follows; a natural consequence
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Corroborate
To confirm; to back up with evidence
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Cosmopolitan
At home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated
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Countenance
Face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one
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Coup
A brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group
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Covenant
A solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge
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Covert
Secret; hidden
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Covet
To wish for enviously
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Credulous
Eager to believe; gullible
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Criterion
Standard; basis for judgement
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Cryptic
Mysterious; mystifying
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Culinary
Relating to cooking or the kitchen
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Culminate
To climax; to reach full effect
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Culpable
Deserving blame; guilty
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Cursory
Hasty; superficial
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Curtail
To shorten; to cut short
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Cynic
One who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness
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Complaisant
Someone who is willing or eager to please other people, or is easily convinced to do what other people want

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