Part 1 Flashcards
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Abate (v.)
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To subside, to reduce
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Abash (v.)
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To make ashamed, to embarass
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Abdicate (v.)
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To step down from a position of power or responsibility
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Aberration (n.)
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Something not typical, a deviation from the standard
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Abhor (n.)
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To detest
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Abject (a.)
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Hopeless
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Abnegate (v.)
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To reject, to renounce
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Abortive (a.)
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Unsuccessful
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Abridge (v.)
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To shorten, to condense
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Absolute (a.)
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Total, unlimited, perfect
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Absolve (v.)
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To forgive or to free from blame, to free from an obligation
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Abstinent (a.)
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Abstaining, voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation
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Abstract (a.)
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Theoretical, impersonal
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Abstruse (a.)
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Hard to understand
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Abysmal (a.)
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Extremely hopeless or wretched, bottomless
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Accolade (n.)
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An award, an honor
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Accost (v.)
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To approach and speak to someone
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Acerbic (a.)
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Bitter, sour, severe
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Acquisce (v.)
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To comply passively, to accept, to assent, to agree
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Acrid (a.)
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Harsh ; like acid
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Acrimonious (a.)
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Full of spite, bitter, nasty
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Acumen (n.)
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Keenness of judgment, mental sharpness
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Acute (a.)
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Sharp, shrewd
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Adamant (a.)
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Unyielding, completely inflexible
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Address (v.)
To speak to, to direct one's attention to
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Adherent (n.)
Follower, supporter, believer
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Admonish (v.)
To scold gently, to warn
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Adroit (a.)
Skillfull, dexterous
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Adulation (n.)
Wild or excessive admiration, flattery
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Adulterate (v.)
To contaminate, to make impure
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Adverse (a.)
Unfavorable, antagonistic
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Aesthetic (a.)
Artistic
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Affable (a.)
Easy to talk to, friendly
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Affectation (n.)
Unnatural or artificial behavior
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Affinity (n.)
Sympathy, attraction, kinship, similarity
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Agenda (n.)
Program, the things to be done
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Aggregate (n.)
Sum total
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Agnostic (n.)
One who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproved
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Agrarian (a.)
Relating to the management or farming of land
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Alacrity (n.)
Cheerful eagerness or readiness
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Allege (v.)
To assert without proof
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Alleviate (v.)
To relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely
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Allocate (v.)
To distribute, to assign, to allot
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Ally (n.)
A combination of two or more things, usually metal
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Allusion (n.)
An indirect reference
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Aloof (a.)
Uninvolved, standing off
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Altruism (n.)
Selflessness, generosity
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Ambience (n.)
Atmosphere, mood, feeling
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Ambiguous (a.)
Unclear in meaning, confusing
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Ambivalent (a.)
Undecided, neutral, wishy-washy
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Ameliorate (v.)
To make better or more tolerable
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Amenable (a.)
Obedient, agreeable
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Amenity (n.)
Pleasantness, attractive or comfortable feature
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Amiable (a.)
Friendly, agreeable
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Amnesty (n.)
An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
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Amoral (a.)
Lacking a sense of right and wrong
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Amorous (a.)
Feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
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Amorphous (a.)
Shapeless
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Anachronism (n.)
Something out of place in time or history, an incongruity
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Analogy (n.)
Similarity
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Anarchy (n.)
Lawlessness, disorder
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Anecdote (n.)
A short account of a humurous or revealing incident
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Anguish (n.)
Agonizing physical or mental pain
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Animosity (n.)
Resentment, hostility, ill will
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Anomaly (n.)
An aberration, an irregularity, a deviation
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Antecedent (n.)
Someone or something that went before
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Antipathy (n.)
Firm dislike
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Antithesis (n.)
The direct opposite
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Apartheid (n.)
The abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
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Apathy (n.)
Lack or interest or feeling
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Aphorism (n.)
A brief, often witty saying
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Apocalypse (n.)
A prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world
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Apocryphal (a.)
Of dubious authenticity
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Apotheosis (n.)
Elevation to divine status, the perfect example of something
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Appease (v.)
To soothe, to pacify by giving in to
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Appreciate (v.)
To increase in value
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Apprehensive (a.)
Worried, anxious
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Approbation (n.)
Approval, praise
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Appropriate (v.)
To take without permission
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Aptitude (n.)
Capacity for learning, natural ability
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Arbiter (n.)
A judge, one who decides
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Arbitrary (a.)
Random, capricious
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Arcane (a.)
Mysterious, know only to a select few
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Archaic (a.)
Extremely old, ancient
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Archetype (n.)
An original model or pattern
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Ardent (a.)
Fervent
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Arduous (a.)
Hard, difficult
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Aristocratic (a.)
Noble birth
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Artful
Crafty, wily, sly
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Artifice (n.)
A clever trick, cunning
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Ascendancy (n.)
Supremacy, domination
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Ascetic (a.)
Hermitlike, practicing self-denial
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Assiduous (a.)
Hardworking
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Assimilate (v.)
To take in, to absorb
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Assuage (v.)
To soothe, to pacify
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Astute (a.)
Shrewd, keen in judgment
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Attrition (n.)
Gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss
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Audacity (n.)
Boldness, reckless daring
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Augment (v.)
To increase, to make bigger
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Auspicious (a.)
Favorable, pointing to a good result
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Austere (a.)
Unadorned, forbidding, without excess
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Autocratic (a.)
Ruling with absolute authority
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Autonomous (a.)
Acting independently
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Avarice (n.)
Greed, excessive love of riches
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Avow (v.)
To claim, to admit
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Avuncular (a.)
Like a nice uncle
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Awry (a.)
Off course, twisted to one side
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Axiom (n.)
A self-evident rule of truth, a widely accepted saying
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Banal (a.)
Unoriginal, ordinary
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Bane (n.)
Poison, torment, cause of harm
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Bastion (n.)
Stronghold, fortress, fortified place
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Beget (v.)
To give birth, to create
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Belabor (v.)
To go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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Beleaguer (v.)
To surround, to besiege
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Belie (v.)
To give a false impression of, to contradict
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Belittle (v.)
To put someone down
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Belligerent (a.)
Combative, quarrelsome
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Bemused (a.)
Confused, bewildered
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Benefactor (n.)
One who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
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Benevolent (a.)
Generous, kind
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Benign (a.)
Gentle, not harmful
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Bequest (n.)
Something left to someone in a will
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Bereaved (a.)
Deprived or left desolate, especially through death
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Beset (v.)
To harass, to surround
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Blasphemy (n.)
Irreverence, an insult to something held sacred, profanity
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Blatant (a.)
Unpleasantly or offensively noisy, glaring
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Blithe (a.)
Carefree, cheerful
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Bourgeois (n.)
Middle class
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Bovine (a.)
Cowlike, stupid and slow
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Brevity (n.)
Briefness
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Broach (v.)
To open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject
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Bucolic (a.)
Charming rural, rustic, country like
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Bureaucracy (n.)
A system of government administration consisting of numerous bureaus or offices.
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Burgeon (v.)
To expand, to flourish
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Burlesque (n.)
A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation
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Cacophony (n.)
Harsh- sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
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Cadence (n.)
Rhythm, the rise and fall of sounds
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Cajole (v.)
To persuade someone to do something he or she doesn't want to do
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Callow (a.)
Immature
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Candor (n.)
Truthfulness, sincere honesty
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Capitalism (n.)
Free enterprise
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Capitulate (v.)
To surrender, to give up or give in
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Capricious (a.)
Unpredictable, likely to change at any moment
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Caricature (n.)
A portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some about its subject
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Castigate (v.)
To criticize severely, to chastise
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Catalyst (n.)
Something that changes the rate of chemical reaction without itself being changed
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Categorical (a.)
Unconditional, absolute
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Catharsis (n.)
Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
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Catholic (a.)
Universal, embracing everything
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Caustic (a.)
Like acid, corrosive
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Celibacy (n.)
Abstinence from sex
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Censure (n.)
To condemn severely for doing something bad
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Cerebral (a.)
Brainy, intellectually refined
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Chagrin (n.)
Humiliation, embarassed disappointment
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Charisma (n.)
A magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire people
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Charlatan (n.)
Fraud, quack, con man
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Chasm (n.)
A deep, gaping hole, a gorge
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Chastise (v.)
To inflict punishment on, to discipline
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Chicanery (n.)
Trickery, deceitfulness, artifice
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Chimera (n.)
An illusion, a foolish fancy
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Choleric (a.)
Hot-tempered, quick to anger
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Chronic (a.)
Constant, lasting a long time
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Chronicle (v.)
A record of events in order or time, a history
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Circuitous (a.)
Roundabout, not following the direct path
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Circumlocution (n.)
An indirect expression
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Circumscribe (v.)
To set the limits, to define
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Circumspect (a.)
Cautious
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Circumvent (v.)
To frustrate as though by surrounding
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Civil (a.)
Polite, civilized, courteous
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Clemency (n.)
Mercy, mildness, forgiveness
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Cliche (a.)
An overused saying or idea
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Clique (n.)
An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
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Coalesce (v.)
To come together as one
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Coerce (v.)
To force someone to do or not to do something
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Cogent (a.)
Powerfully convincing
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Cognitive (a.)
Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses, mental
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Coherent (a.)
Holding together, making sense
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Colloquial (a.)
Conversational, informal in language
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Collusion (n.)
Conspiracy, secret cooperation
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Commensurate (a.)
Equal, proportionate
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Compelling (a.)
Forceful, causing to yield
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Compendium (n.)
A summary, an abridgment
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Complacent (a.)
Self-satisfied
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Complement (n.)
To complete or fill up
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Complicity (n.)
Participation in wrongdoing
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Comprehensive (a.)
Covering or including everything
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Comprise (v.) + of
To consist of
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Conciliatory (a.)
Making peace, attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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Concise (a.)
Brief and to the points, succinct
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Concord (n.)
Harmony, agreement
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Concurrent (a.)
Happening at the same time, parallel
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Condescend (v.)
To stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way
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Condone (v.)
To overlook, to permit to happen
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Conductive (a.)
Promoting
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Confluence (n.)
A flowing together
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Congenial (a.)
Agreeably suitable, pleasant
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Congenital (a.)
Innate
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Conjecture (n.)
To guess
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Conjure (v.)
To summon or bring into being as if by magic
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Connoisseur (n.)
An expert
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Consecrate (v.)
To make a declare sacred
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Consensus (n.)
Unanimity or general agreement
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Consonant (a.)
Harmonious, in agreement
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Construe (v.)
To interpret
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Consummate (a.)
Perfect, supremely skillfull
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Contentious (a.)
Argumentative, quarrelsome
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Contiguous (a.)
Side by side, adjoining
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Contingent (a.)
Dependent possible
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Contrite (a.)
Admitting guilt ; especially feeling remorseful
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Contrived (a.)
Artificial, Labored
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Conventional (a.)
Common, customary, unexceptional
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Convivial (a.)
Fond of partying, festive
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Copious (a.)
Abundant, Plentiful
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Corollary (n.)
Something that follows, a natural consequence
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Corroborate (v.)
To confirm, to back up with evidence
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Cosmopolitan (a.)
At home in many places or situations, internationally sophisticated
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Countenance (n.)
Face facial expression, especially an encouraging one
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Coup (n.)
A brilliant victory or accomplishment, the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group
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Covenant (n.)
A solemn agreement, a contract, a pledge
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Covert (a.)
Secret, hidden
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Covet (v.)
To wish for enviously
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Credulous (a.)
Eager to believe, gullible
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Criterion (n.)
Standard, basis for judgment
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Cryptic (a.)
Mysterious, mystifying
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Culinary (a.)
Relating to cooking or the kitchen
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Culminate (v.)
To climax, to reach full effect
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Culpable (a.)
Deserving blame, guilty
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Cursory (a.)
Hasty, superficial
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Curtail (v.)
To shorten, to cut short
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Cynic (n.)
One who deeply distrusts human nature, one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness
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Cognizant (a.)
Aware, conscious
