English Word Power Deck 'C' Flashcards

(70 cards)

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Cackle

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Loud crackling call,usually from a bird

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Cacophony

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Loud and discordant sounds

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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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Camourflage

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Remain unnoiced by merging with 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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Completely 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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Chauffered

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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, (idiomantic) 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 in a circular manner

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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
Does not blend in with
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Clasped
Hands pressed together in a tight grip
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Clasping
Holding together tightly
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Close shave
Near miss, narrow escape
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Clucked dissapprovingly
Made small sounds showing dislike for what he sees
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Comforted
Reassured and made himself feel better
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Commanding
(literal) authoritative, (idiomatic) decisive and clear
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Commendation
Praise for achievement
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Commitment
Devotion and attention
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Commotion
Loud noises
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Communal
Shared
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Competent
Capable
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Concentration
Total attention
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Confirmed
Proved correct
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Confused
Not being able to think clearly
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Congratulate
Praise for achievements
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Conned
Tricked
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Conquer
Overcome
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Conscientious
Hardworking
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Conscientiously
Carefully
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Conservative
Tradition-bound
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Conserve
Save
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Constant
Continuous
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Contorted
Twisted out of the usual shape
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Counterparts
Similar goods
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Courageous
Extremely brave
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Cowering
Cringing,moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)
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Coyly
Shyly
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Creativity
Cleverness of inventing things and thinking of new ideas
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Crescendo
Sound that gradually becomes louder as excitement
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Cresting
Flying/gliding at the top of
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Cringing
Cowering, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)
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Crouched
Stooped low
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Crouching
Stooping low
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Crudely
Without finesse or polish
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Cruising
Moving leisurely
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Cubist
Geometric abstract art
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Culprits
Guilty persons
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Curious
Inquisitive, eager to find out what is happening around him
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Cyan
Greenish-blue
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Cynical
Skeptical, disbelieving in the possibility of good in others
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Contrary
Opposite
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Convicted
Found guilty by the court
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Convincing
Believable
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Corrugated
Having folds (so that it is stronger)
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Corruption
illegal acceptance of money in exchange for favours