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1
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Cackle

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Loud crackling call,usually from a bird

2
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Cacophony

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Loud and discordant sounds

3
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Calmed

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Reduced a person’s fears

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Calming

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Making someone feel less anxious and scared

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Camouflage

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Remain unnoticed by merging with the background

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Cannibal

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Living creature that eats its own species

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Capabilities

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Abilities

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Casting

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Throwing, shedding

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Catalogue

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Detailed description of different things

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Celebrity

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Well-known person

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Certain

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Definite and unavoidable

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Chaos

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Complete disorder

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Charged

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Given the responsibility

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Chastised

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Scolded

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Chauffeured

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Driven by a professional driver

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Chemotherapy

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the use of drugs to control and try to cure cancer

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Cherished

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Prized

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Cherubic

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Angelic

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Chilling

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(Literal) Very cold, (Idiomatic) very frightening

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Chorused

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Said together

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Churning

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Moving about violently usually

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Citing

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Mentioning as an example to support something

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Clad

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Dressed, Wearing

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Claimed

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Resulted in the loss

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Clashing

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Does not blend in with

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Clasped

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Hands pressed together in a tight grip

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Clasping

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Holding together tightly

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Close Shave

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Near miss, Narrow escape

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Clucked disapprovingly

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Made small sounds showing dislike for what he sees

30
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Comforted

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Reassured and made himself feel better

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Commanding

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(literal) Authoritative, (Idiomatic) Decisive and clear

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Commendation

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Praise for achievement

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Commitment

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Devotion and attention

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Commotion

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Loud noises

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Communal

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Shared

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Competent

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Capable

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Concentration

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Total attention

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Confirmed

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Proved correct

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Confused

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Not being able to think clearly

40
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Congratulate

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Praise for achievements

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Conned

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Tricked

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Conquered

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Overcomed

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Conscientious

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Hardworking

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Conscientiously

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Carefully

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Conservative

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Tradition-bound

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Constant

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Continuous

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Contorted

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Twisted out of the usual shape

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Contrary

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Opposite

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Convicted

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Found guilty by the court

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Convincing

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Believable

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Corrugated

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Having Folds (So that it is stronger)

52
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Corruption

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Illegal acceptance of money in exchange for favours

53
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Counterparts

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Similar goods

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Courageous

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Extremely brave

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Cowering

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Cringing, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)

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Coyly

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Shyly

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Creativity

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Cleverness of inventing things

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Crescendo

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Sound that gradually becomes louder as excitement mounts

59
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Cresting

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Flying/Gliding at the top of

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Cringing

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Cowering, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)

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Crouched

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Stooping low

62
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Crouching

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Stooping low

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Crudely

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Without finesse or polish

64
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Cruising

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Moving leisurely

65
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Cubist

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Geometric abstract art

66
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Culprits

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Guilty persons

67
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Curious

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Inquisitive, eager to find out what is happening around him

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Cyan

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Greenish-blue

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Cynical

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Skeptical, Disbelieving in the possibility of good in others