Flashcards in List 9 Deck (36)
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Charlatan
N. Quack; pretender to knowledge
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Chary
Adj. Cautious; Sparing or restrained about giving
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Chaste
Adj. Pure; virginal; modest
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Chasten
V. Discipline; punish in order to correct
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Chauvinist
N. Blindly devoted patriot
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Checkered
Adj. Marked by changes in fortune
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Chicanery
N. Trickery; deception
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Chimerical
Adj. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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Chisel
V. Swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
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Choleric
Adj. Hot-tempered
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Chronic
Adj. Long established as a disease
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Cipher
N. Non-entity; worthless person or thing
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Circuitous
Adj. Roundabout
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Circumlocution
N. Indirect or roundabout expression
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Circumscribe
V. Limit; confine
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Circumspect
Adj. Prudent; cautious
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Circumvent
V. Outwit; baffle
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clandestine
Adj. Secret
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Clangor
N. Loud, resounding noise
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Cleave
V. Split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
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Cleft
N. Split
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Clemency
N. Disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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Clime
N. Region; climate
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Cloister
N. Monastery or convent
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Clout
N. Great influence (especially political or social)
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Cloying
Adj. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental
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Coagulate
V. Thicken; congeal; clot
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Coalesce
V. Combine; fuse
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Codify
V. Arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify
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Cogent
Adj. Convincing
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Cogitate
V. Think over
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Cognate
Adj. Related linguistically; Allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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Cognizance
N. Knowledge
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Cohere
V. Stick together
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Cohesion
N. Tendency to keep together
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