List 5 Flashcards by isabel li | Brainscape

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Chevron

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V型军衔臂章

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Cherubic

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Chubby and rosy

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Chiaroscuro

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明暗对照法

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Chicanery

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Deception by sophistry

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Chide

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To scold mildly

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Choleric

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Easily angered

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Chromatic

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Relating to colors

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Chronic

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Frequent recurrence

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Churl

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Rude person

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Cineast

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A devotee of motion pictures

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Cipher

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密码

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Circuitous

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Not being forthright in language

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Circumlocution

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The use of indirect language

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Circumscribe

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To limit narrowly

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Circumspect

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谨慎的

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Circumvent

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To make a circuit around

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Cistern

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储水箱

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Civility

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Politeness

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Clandestine

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Done in secret

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Clarion

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Loud and clear

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Clasp

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扣子

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Cleft

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裂缝

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Clement

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Inclined to be merciful

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Clique

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A small exclusive group of friends

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Clog

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Something that shackles 阻碍

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Clot

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凝块

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Cloture

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以投票方式结束讨论

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Cloudburst

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A sudden rainfall

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Clout

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Influence

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Cloying

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Excessively sweet

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Coagulant

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凝结剂

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Coalesce

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To unite into a whole

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Coerce

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To achieve by force or threat

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Coeval

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Of the same equal age

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Cogent

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Convincing

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Cognizant

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Fully informed

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Colander

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漏勺

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Colonnade

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柱廊

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Colossal

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巨大的

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Coltish

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Not subjected to discipline

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Coma

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A state of profound unconsciousness

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Combustible

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Capable of burning

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Comely

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Attractive

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Comity

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Friendly social atmosphere

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Commencement

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A beginning

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Commensurate

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Equal in measure or extent

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Commingle

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To blend thoroughly

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Commodious

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宽敞舒适的

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Commotion

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An agitated disturbance

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Compendium

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A brief summary

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Complacency

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Feeling of self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble

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Complaisance

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彬彬有礼

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Compliant

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Ready to comply, submissive

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Comply

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To act in accordance with one’s command

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Compose

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To free from agitation, calm

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Compound

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混合物

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Compress

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To reduce in size

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Compunction

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Anxiety arising from guilty

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Concatenate

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To link together

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Concave

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凹的

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Concerted

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Planned or accomplished together

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Conciliate

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Appease, reconcile

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Concise

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Marked by brevity of expression

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Concord

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Harmony or agreement of feelings

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Concur

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To express agreement

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Condescending

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Displaying a superior attitude

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Consign

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Deserved , appropriate

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Condole

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To express sympathetic sorrow

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Condone

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To forgive

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Conductive

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Tending to promote

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Confine

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To shut or keep in, to imprison

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Confluence

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A coming or flowing together