Flashcards in "C-" Vocabulary Deck (47):
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Cacophony
Harsh, jarring, discordant sound. (N)
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Cadge
To sponge, beg. (V)
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Caluminate
To slander, make a false accusation. (V)
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Canny
Careful, cautious. (Adj)
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Canon
An established set of principles or code of laws. (N)
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Capricious
Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic. (Adj)
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Cardinal
Basic importance or consequence; primary. (Adj)
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Carnality
Something relating to the body or flesh. (N)
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Castigation
Severe criticism or punishment. (N)
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Catalyst
A substance used to accelerate a reaction. (N)
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Casuality
The relationship between cause and effect. (N)
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Caustic
Burning or stinging. (Adj)
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Censure
To criticize severely. (V)
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Chaos
Confusion and disturbance. (N)
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Chary
Wary; cautious. (Adj)
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Chasten
To correct with harsh punishment. (V)
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Chauvinist
a person devoted towards a group which is a member. (N)
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Chic
Stylish and Fashionable. (Adj)
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Chicanery
Trickery or subterfuge. (N)
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Choleric
To tend towards anger. (Adj)
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Churlish
Boorish, vulgar; difficult and intractable. (Adj)
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Circumscribe
Enclose within bounds; limit or confine. (V)
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Cajole
To coax, sweet talk. (V)
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Clangorous
Making a loud resonant sound. (Adj)
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Coalesce
To come together; unite (V)
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Coda
Concluding section. (N)
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Cogent
Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing. (Adj)
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Color
To gloss over. (V)
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Commensurate
Matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, or other property. (Adj)
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Complaisance
The willingness to comply with the wished of others. (N)
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Confound
To cause to be confused; to frustrate. (V)
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Connoisseur
An expert; an informed and astute judge. (N)
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Consequential
Pompous or self-important. (Adj)
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Contemn
To scorn or despise. (V)
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Contentious
Argumentative; quarrelsome. (Adj)
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Contiguous
Sharing a border; touching; adjacent. (Adj)
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Contrite
Regretful; seeking forgiveness. (Adj)
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Convention
Generally agreed upon practice or attitude. (N)
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Convoluted
Complex or complicated. (Adj)
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Corrigible
Capable of being right; correctable, reparable. (Adj)
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Countenance
To approve or tolerate. (V)
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Cozen
To deceive, beguile, hoodwink. (V)
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Craven
Coward; lacking courage; fainthearted. (Adj)
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Credulous
Tending to believe; gullible. (Adj)
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Crescendo
A gradual increase in intensity. (N)
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Culpable
Deserving blame. (Adj)
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