C Flashcards
(124 cards)
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Cacophony
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Jarring, unpleasant noise
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Cadence
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Rhythmic flow; marching beat
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Cajole
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Flatter, coax, persuade
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Calamity
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Disaster, catastrophe
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Calculating
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Shrewd, crafty
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Calumny
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False and malicious accusation, misinterpretation, slander
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Camaraderie
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Trust, sociability amongst friends
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Cantankerous
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Disagreeable, quarrelsome
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Carnivorous
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Meat-eating
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Cartographer
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Someone who makes maps
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Castigate
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To punish, chastise, criticize severely
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Catalyst
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Something that causes change
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Catastrophic
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Of or relating to a terrible event or complete failure
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Catnap
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Short, light sleep
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Caustic
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Biting, sarcastic; able to burn
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Celebrated
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Known and praised widely
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Censor
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Someone who examines and suppresses information
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Censure
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To find fault with and condemn a wrong; blame
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Cerebral
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Intellectual
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Challenge
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Take exception to, call into question
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Chapped
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Rough, cracked, or reddened by cold or exposure
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Cherish
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To remember fondly, to treat with affection
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Circuitous
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Indirect, taking the longest route
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Circumlocution
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Roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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Circumscribe
To encircle; set limits on, confine
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Civility
Courtesy, politeness
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Clairvoyance
Exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
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Clamp
Establish by authority, impose
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Clandestine
Secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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Clarity
Clearness, clear understanding
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Cliché
Overused expression or idea
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Clientele
Body of customers of patrons
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Clique
Small, exclusive group
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Cloying
Overly sweet
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Cluttered
Messy, disorderly
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Cognizant
Fully informed, conscious
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Coherent
Intelligible, lucid, understandable
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Cohesion
Act or state of sticking together; close union
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Collaborator
Someone who helps on a task
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Collage
Assemblage of diverse elements
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Colloquial
Characteristic of informal speech
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Collusion
Collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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Colossal
Immense, enormous
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Combative
Eager to fight
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Combustion
The process of burning
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Commemorate
To serve as a memorial to
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Commentary
Series of explanations or interpretations
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Comparable
Similar or equivalent
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Compassion
Sympathy, helpfulness, or mercy
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Compelling
Urgently requiring attention, forceful
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Compensate
To repay or reimburse
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Complacence
Self-satisfaction, lack of concern
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Complement
To complete or perfect
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Complex
Intricate, complicated
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Compliant
Submissive and yielding
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Composed
Serene, calm
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Comprehensible
Readily understood
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Comprehensive
Very large in scope
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Compulsion
An irresistible impulse to act
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Compute
To determine by mathematics
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Conceited
Holding an unduly high opinion of oneself, vain
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Conceivable
Capable of bring understood or imagined
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Conciliatory
Overcoming distrust or hostility
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Concoct
To devise, using skill and intelligence
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Concordant
Harmonious, agreeing
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Condemnation
An expression of strong disapproval
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Condense
To reduce, to make more concise
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Condescending
Possessing an attitude of superiority , patronizing
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Condolence
Sympathy for a person's misfortune
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Condone
To pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault
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Conduit
Tube, pipe, or similar passage
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Confident
Self-assured
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Configuration
Arrangement of parts or elements
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Confirm
Verify
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Confiscation
Seizure by authorities
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Conflict
A clash, a battle
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Conformity
Similarity In form or character
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Confound
To baffle, to perplex
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Confrontational
Eager to defy, especially in face-to-face encounter
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Congeal
To become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
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Consecrate
To declare sacred; dedicate to a goal
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Consensus
Unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude
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Conservatism
Inclination to maintain traditional rules
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Conserve
Use sparingly; protect from loss or harm
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Consolation
The act of providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
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Constellation
A collection of stars with a perceived design
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Consummate
Accomplished, complete, perfect
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Consumption
The act of eating or taking in
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Contagious
Spreading from one to another
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Contaminate
To make impure by contact
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Contemplate
To consider carefully
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Contemporary
Belonging to the same period of time
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Contemptuous
Scornful, disdainful
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Content
Satisfied
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Contract
Acquire, incur
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Contradiction
Statement opposite to what was already said
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Contrite
Deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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Controversial
Produced or marked by heated dispute
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Conundrum
Riddle, puzzle, or problem with no solution
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Convenient
Favourable to one's comfort or needs
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Convention
General acceptance of practices or attitudes
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Conventional
Typical, customary, commonplace
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Convergence
The state of separate elements joining or coming together
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Convey
To transport, to make known
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Convict
To find guilty of a crime
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Conviction
Fixed or strong belief
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Convoluted
Twisted, complicated, involved
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Cordial
Warm and sincere, friendly
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Corrective
Intended to fix, remedy
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Corroborate
To confirm, to verify
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Corrosive
Gradually destructive, steadily harmful
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Cosmopolitan
Pertinent or common to the whole world
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Counteract
To oppose the effects by contrary action
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Crafty
Underhanded, devious, or deceptive
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Cross
Crude, unrefined
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Credo
System of principles or beliefs
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Crescendo
Gradual increase in volume, force, or intensity
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Crude
Unrefined, natural; blunt, offensive
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Cue
Reminder, prompting
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Culpable
Guilty, responsible for wrong
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Cumulative
Resulting from gradual increase
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Cunning
Given to artful deception
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Curator
Caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, especially in museum
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Curtail
To shorten
