List 9 Flashcards

1
Q

Chasten

A

Discipline

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2
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Chastise

A

Punish

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3
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Chauvinist

A

Blindly devoted patriot

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4
Q

Check

A

Stop motion

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5
Q

Checkered

A

Marked by changes in fortune

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6
Q

Chicanery

A

Trickery

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7
Q

Chide

A

Scold

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8
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Chimerical

A

Fantastic Improbable

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9
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Chisel

A

Cheat or cut with chisel

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10
Q

Chivalrous

A

Faithful

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11
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Chronic

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Long established as a disease

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12
Q

Cipher

A

Secret code

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13
Q

Cipher

A

Worthless person

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14
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Circuitous

A

Roundabout

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15
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Circumlocution

A

Indirect or roundabout expression

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16
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Circumscribe

A

Limit; confine

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17
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Circumspect

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Prudent; cautious

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18
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Circumvent

A

Baffle

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19
Q

Cite

A

Refer to a quote

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20
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Civil

A

Courteous and polite

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21
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Clamor

A

Noise

22
Q

Clemecy

A

Disposition to be lenient

23
Q

Clench

A

Close tightly

24
Q

Cliché

A

Phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

25
Q

Clientele

A

Body of customers

26
Q

Climactic

A

Highest point

27
Q

Clip

A

Section of filmed material

28
Q

Clique

A

Small exclusive group

29
Q

Clout

A

Great unfluence

30
Q

Coagulate

A

Thicken

31
Q

Coalesce

A

Combine

32
Q

Coalition

A

Partnership

33
Q

Coddle

A

To treat gently

34
Q

Codify

A

Arrange as a code

35
Q

Coercion

A

Force someone to obey

36
Q

Cogent

A

Convincing

37
Q

Cogitate

A

Think over

38
Q

Cognizance

A

Having to do with knowing

39
Q

Cognizance

A

Knowledge

40
Q

Cohere

A

Stick together

41
Q

Cohesion

A

Keep together

42
Q

Coin

A

Make coins; invent

43
Q

Coincidence

A

Two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

44
Q

Collaborate

A

Work together

45
Q

Collate

A

Examine in order

46
Q

Collateral

A

Security given for loans

47
Q

Colloquial

A

Common speech

48
Q

Collusion

A

Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme

49
Q

Colossal

A

Huge

50
Q

Comeuppance

A

Rebuke