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C Flashcards

1
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cacophonous, adj.

A

unpleasant or harsh-sounding

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cadge, v.

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to beg; sponge

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callous, adj.

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thick-skinned; insensitive

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calumny, n.

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false and malicious accusation; slander

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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

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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.

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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.

A

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

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cartography, n.

A

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

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castigation, n.

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punishment; chastisement; criticism

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cataclysm, n.

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a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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catalyst, n.

A

something causing change

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categorical, adj.

A

absolute; without exception

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21
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caucus, n.

A

smaller group within an organization

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causal, adj.

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involving a cause

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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.

A

moving away from a center

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centripetal, adj.

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moving or directed toward a center

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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

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chicanery, n.

A

trickery; fraud

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chivalry, n.

A

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

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churlish, adj.

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rude; boorish

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32
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circuitous, adj.

A

roundabout

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33
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clairvoyant, n.

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one who can predict the future; psychic

34
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clamor, n.

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noisy outcry

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clique, n.

A

a small, exclusive group

36
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cloister, v.

A

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

37
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coagulate, v.

A

to thicken; congeal

38
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coalesce, v.

A

to cause to become one

39
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coda, n.

A

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

40
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codify, v.

A

to systematize

41
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cognizant, adj.

A

informed; conscious; aware

42
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collage, n.

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

43
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commensurate, adj.

A

proportional

44
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compendium, n.

A

brief, comprehensive summary

45
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complacent, adj.

A

self-satisfied

46
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complaisant, adj.

A

overly polite; willing to please; obliging

47
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complement, n.

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something that completes or makes up a whole

48
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compliant, adj.

A

yielding

49
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compunction, n.

A

uneasiness caused by guilt

50
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concave, adj.

A

curving inward

51
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conciliatory, adj.

A

overcoming distrust or hostility

52
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concoct, v.

A

to invent

53
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concomitant, n.

A

existing concurrently

54
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condone, v.

A

to overlook voluntarily; forgive

55
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confound, v.

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to baffle; perplex; mix up

56
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congenial, adj.

A

similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

57
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conjugal, adj.

A

pertaining to marriage agreement

58
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connoisseur, n.

A

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

59
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conscript, n.

A

a person compulsorily enrolled for military service

60
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consecrate, v.

A

to declare sacred

61
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contend, v.

A

to assert

62
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contentious, adj.

A

quarrelsome; causing quarrels

63
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contiguous, adj.

A

touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

64
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continence, n.

A

self-control; abstention from sexual activity

65
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contrite, adj.

A

very sorrowful for a wrong

66
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contumacious, adj.

A

disobedient; rebellious

67
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conundrum, n.

A

riddle; puzzle with no solution

68
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convention, n.

A

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

69
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converge, v.

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to approach; come together; tend to meet

70
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convex, adj.

A

curved outward

71
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convivial, adj.

A

sociable

72
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convoluted, adj.

A

twisted; complicated

73
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copious, adj.

A

abundant; plentiful

74
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coquette, n.

A

woman who flirts

75
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cornucopia, n.

A

horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

76
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cosmology, n.

A

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

77
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covert, adj.

A

hidden; secret

78
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covetous, adj.

A

desiring something owned by another

79
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cozen, v.

A

to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

80
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craven, v.

A

cowardly

81
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credence, n.

A

acceptance of something as true

82
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credo, n.

A

statement of belief or principle; creed

Essential GRE Words - Barron's (5 decks)

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