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Question 1

cacophonous, adj.

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unpleasant or harsh-sounding

Question 2

cadge, v.

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to beg; sponge

Question 3

callous, adj.

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thick-skinned; insensitive

Question 4

calumny, n.

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false and malicious accusation; slander

Question 5

canard, n.

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false, deliberately misleading story

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canon, n.

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an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

Question 7

Rococo, n.

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refers to a style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe that made use of elaborate curved forms. The word is often used to refer to something that is excessively ornate.

Question 8

cant, n.

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insincere talk; language of a particular group

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cantankerous, adj.

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irritable; ill-humored

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capricious, adj.

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fickle

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captious, adj.

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faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

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cardinal, adj.

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or foremost importance

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carnal, adj.

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of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites

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carping, v.

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to find fault; complain

Question 15

cartography, n.

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science of making maps

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caste, n.

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any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification

Question 17

castigation, n.

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punishment; chastisement; criticism

Question 18

cataclysm, n.

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a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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catalyst, n.

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something causing change

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categorical, adj.

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absolute; without exception

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caucus, n.

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smaller group within an organization

Question 22

causal, adj.

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involving a cause

Question 23

caustic, adj.

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sarcastically biting; burning

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celestial, adj.

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concerning the sky or heavens; sublime

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centrifugal, adj.

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moving away from a center

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centripetal, adj.

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moving or directed toward a center

Question 27

champion, v.

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to defend or support

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chasten, v.

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to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

Question 29

chicanery, n.

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trickery; fraud

Question 30

chivalry, n.

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the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

Question 31

churlish, adj.

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rude; boorish

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circuitous, adj.

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roundabout

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clairvoyant, n.

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one who can predict the future; psychic

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clamor, n.

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noisy outcry

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clique, n.

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a small, exclusive group

Question 36

cloister, v.

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to confine; seclude. CLOISTER, n. 1. monastery or convent. CLOISTERED, adj., 1. shut away from the world.

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coagulate, v.

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to thicken; congeal

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coalesce, v.

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to cause to become one

Question 39

coda, n.

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concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes.

Question 40

codify, v.

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to systematize

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cognizant, adj.

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informed; conscious; aware

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collage, n.

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artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements.

Question 43

commensurate, adj.

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proportional

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compendium, n.

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brief, comprehensive summary

Question 45

complacent, adj.

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self-satisfied

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complaisant, adj.

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overly polite; willing to please; obliging

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complement, n.

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something that completes or makes up a whole

Question 48

compliant, adj.

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yielding

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compunction, n.

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uneasiness caused by guilt

Question 50

concave, adj.

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curving inward

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conciliatory, adj.

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overcoming distrust or hostility

Question 52

concoct, v.

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to invent

Question 53

concomitant, n.

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existing concurrently

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condone, v.

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to overlook voluntarily; forgive

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confound, v.

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to baffle; perplex; mix up

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congenial, adj.

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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

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conjugal, adj.

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pertaining to marriage agreement

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connoisseur, n.

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a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating taste.

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conscript, n.

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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service

Question 60

consecrate, v.

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to declare sacred

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contend, v.

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to assert

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contentious, adj.

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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contiguous, adj.

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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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continence, n.

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self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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contrite, adj.

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very sorrowful for a wrong

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contumacious, adj.

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disobedient; rebellious

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conundrum, n.

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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convention, n.

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practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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converge, v.

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to approach; come together; tend to meet

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convex, adj.

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curved outward

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convivial, adj.

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sociable

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convoluted, adj.

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twisted; complicated

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copious, adj.

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abundant; plentiful

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coquette, n.

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woman who flirts

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cornucopia, n.

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horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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cosmology, n.

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study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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covert, adj.

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hidden; secret

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covetous, adj.

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desiring something owned by another

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cozen, v.

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to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

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craven, v.

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cowardly

Question 81

credence, n.

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acceptance of something as true

Question 82

credo, n.

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statement of belief or principle; creed