C's Flashcards

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callous

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emotionally hardened

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candid

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openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness

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cantankerous

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stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

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captivate

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attract; cause to be enamored

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caustic

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capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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6
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censure

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harsh criticism or disapproval

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ceremonious

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characterized by pomp and stately display

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champion

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protect or fight for

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chastise

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censure severely

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characterized by anger

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characterized by anger

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circumvent

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surround so as to force to give up

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clamor

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utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

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clandestine

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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

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clemency

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eniency and compassion shown toward offenders

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coarse

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rough to the touch

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cohesive

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sticking togetherq

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collaborate

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work together on a common enterprise or project

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commend

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present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

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compassion

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a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering

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competent

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properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient

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complacent

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contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

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comprehensive

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including all or everything

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compromise

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an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

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conceal

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prevent from being seen or discovered

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concede
give over
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conceited
having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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consise
expressing much in few words
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conclude
bring to a close
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concord
a harmonious state of things and of their properties
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condescend
behave in a patronizing manner
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condescending
characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
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condone
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
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confiscate
take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
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conflageration
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
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congenial
suitable to your needs
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consequently
as a result
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consolidate
form into a solid mass or whole
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conspicuous
obvious to the eye or mind
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conspiracy
a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
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construct
make by combining materials and parts
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contagious
capable of being transmitted by infection
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contaminate
make impure
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contemporary
belonging to the present time
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content
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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contort
twist and press out of shape
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contradict
prove negative; show to be false
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contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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contrive
make or work out a plan for; devise
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conundrum
a difficult problem
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conventional
following accepted customs and proprieties
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corrupt
dishonest or immoral or evasive
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counterfeit
not genuine; imitating something superior
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courteous
characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
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critical
of a serious examination and judgment of something
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credible
capable of being believed
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crucial
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
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culprit
someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
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culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
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cumulative
increasing by successive addition
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cynical
believing the worst of human nature and motives