list 8 Flashcards
(51 cards)
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Cajole
A
Coax; wheedle
2
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Calamity
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Disaster
3
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Calculated
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Planned
4
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Caliber
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Ability; quality
5
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Callous
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Hardened; unfeeling
6
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Callow
A
Youthful
7
Q
Cameo
A
Shell or jewel carved in relief
8
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Camouflage
A
Conceal
9
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Candor
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Open honesty
10
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Cantankerous
A
Humored
11
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Capacious
A
Spacious
12
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Capacity
A
Number that something can hold
13
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Capricious
A
Unpredictable; fickle
14
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Caption
A
Title
15
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Captivate
A
Charm or enthrall
16
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Cardinal
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Chief
17
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Caricature
A
Exaggerated description
18
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Carnivorous
A
Meat eating
19
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Carping
A
Finding failty
20
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Castigate
A
Criticize severely
21
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Casualty
A
Fatal accident
22
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Cataclysm
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Violent upheaval
23
Q
Catalyst
A
Agent which brings about a chemistry change
24
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Catastrophe
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Disaster
25
Categorical
Without exceptions
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Cater to
Supply something desired
27
Catharsis
Release of repressed emotional tensions
28
Catholic
Wide ranging in interests
29
Caucus
Private meeting of members of a party
30
Causal
Implying a cause and effect relationship
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Caustic
Burning
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Cavil
Make frivolous objections
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Cede
Yield to
34
Celebrated
Famous
35
Censor
Oversee of morals
36
Censorious
Critical
37
Censure
Blame
38
Centrifugal
Departing from the center
39
Centripetal
Tending toward the center
40
Cerebral
Brain
41
Ceremonious
Marked by formality
42
Certitude
Certainty
43
Cessation
Stoppage
44
Cession
Yielding to another
45
Chagrin
Vexation; disappointment
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Chameleon
Lizard that changes color
47
Champion
Support militantly
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Chaotic
In utter disorder
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Charismatic
Compellingly charming
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Charlatan
Quack; pretender ti knowledge
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Chary
Cautious
