d11pt2 Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
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cordial
A
warm
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corollary
A
something that follows
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corporeal
A
material, tangible
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correlation
A
relation
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corroborate
A
to confirm
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corrosive
A
eating away
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corrugated
A
shaped with waves
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cosmopolitan
A
at home in many places
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coterie
A
group of close friends
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countenance
A
face
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coup
A
violent overthrow of a government
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covenant
A
a contract
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covert
A
secret
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covet
A
to wish for
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cower
A
to shrink away
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crass
A
stupid
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craven
A
cowardly
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credulous
A
eager to believe
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crescendo
A
a gradual increase of sound
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crestfallen
A
desprited
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crevice
A
a narrow split
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cringe
A
to shrink with fear or embarrassment
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criterion
A
standard basis
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critique
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a critical review
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crux
the most important point
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cull
to pick out
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culminate
to climax
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culpable
deserving blame
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curb
to restrain
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curdmudgeon
a difficult, bad-tempered person
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cursory
superficial
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curtail
to shorten
33
cynic
one who distrusts human nature
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daunt
to make fearful
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dearth
lack
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debacle
violent breakdown
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debase
to lower in quality
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debauchery
wild living
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debilitate
to weaken
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debunk
to expose
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decadent
decaying or decayed
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decimate
to kill a large part of
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decorous
proper
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decree
an official order
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decry
to denounce
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deduce
to infer
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deem
to judge
