List 4 Definitions Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
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to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive
A
cajole
2
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honesty;frankness
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candor
3
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large; roomy; spacious
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capacious
4
Q
surrender; yield
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capitulate
5
Q
unpredictable
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capricious
6
Q
scold; punish
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castigate
7
Q
burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm
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caustic
8
Q
speed
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celerity
9
Q
to criticize
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censure
10
Q
punish; discipline; castigate
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chasten
11
Q
scold; punish; castigate
A
chastise
12
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anger
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choler
13
Q
draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict
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circumscribe
14
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cautious
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circumspect
15
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mercy
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clemency
16
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secluded or isolated from the outside world; a place of seclusion
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cloister
17
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unite; grow together
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coalesce
18
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to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering them
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coerce
19
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self-satisfied; unconcerned
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complacent
20
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to change your behavior at someone else’s request; conforming; obeying; yielding
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compliant
