SAT Vocab 4 Flashcards
(200 cards)
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boycott v.
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To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
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brae n.
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Hillside.
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braggart n.
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A vain boaster.
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brandish v.
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To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
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bravado n.
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An aggressive display of boldness.
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bravo interj.
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Well done.
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bray n.
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A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
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braze v.
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To make of or ornament with brass.
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brazier n.
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An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
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breach n.
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The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
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breaker n.
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One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
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breech n.
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The buttocks.
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brethren n.
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pl. Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
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brevity n.
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Shortness of duration.
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bric-a-brac n.
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Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
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bridle n.
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The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
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brigade n.
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A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
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brigadier n.
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General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
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brigand n.
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One who lives by robbery and plunder.
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brimstone n.
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Sulfur.
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brine n.
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Water saturated with salt.
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bristle n.
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One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
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Britannia n.
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Briticism n.
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A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British.
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brittle adj.
Fragile.
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broach v.
To mention, for the first time.
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broadcast adj.
Disseminated far and wide.
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brogan n.
A coarse, heavy shoe.
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brogue n.
Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.
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brokerage n.
The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
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bromine n.
A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
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bronchitis n.
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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bronchus n.
Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
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brooch n.
An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside.
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brotherhood n.
Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
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browbeat v.
To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner.
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brusque adj.
Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
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buffoon n.
A clown.
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buffoonery n.
Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc.
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bulbous adj.
Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
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bullock n.
An ox.
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bulrush n.
Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
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bulwark n.
Anything that gives security or defense.
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bumper n.
A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.
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bumptious adj.
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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bungle v.
To execute clumsily.
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buoyancy n.
Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
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buoyant adj.
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
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bureau n.
A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
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bureaucracy n.
Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business.
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burgess n.
In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.
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burgher n.
An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
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burnish v.
To make brilliant or shining.
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bursar n.
A treasurer.
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bustle v.
To hurry.
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butt v.
To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
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butte n.
A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
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buttress n.
Any support or prop.
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by-law n.
A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
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cabal n.
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
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cabalism n.
Superstitious devotion to one's religion.
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cabinet n.
The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation.
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cacophony n.
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
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cadaverous adj.
Resembling a corpse.
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cadence n.
Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
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cadenza n.
An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
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caitiff adj.
Cowardly.
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cajole v.
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
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cajolery n.
Delusive speech.
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calculable adj.
That may be estimated by reckoning.
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calculus n.
A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
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callosity n.
The state of being hard and insensible.
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callow adj.
Without experience of the world.
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calorie n.
Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.
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calumny n.
Slander.
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Calvary n.
The place where Christ was crucified.
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Calvinism n.
The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin.
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Calvinize v.
To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.
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came n.
A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
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cameo n.
Any small engraved or carved work in relief.
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campaign n.
A complete series of connected military operations.
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Canaanite n.
A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine.
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canary adj.
Of a bright but delicate yellow.
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candid adj.
Straightforward.
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candor n.
The quality of frankness or outspokenness.
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canine adj.
Characteristic of a dog.
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canon n.
Any rule or law.
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cant v.
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
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cantata n.
A choral composition.
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canto n.
One of the divisions of an extended poem.
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cantonment n.
The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
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capacious adj.
Roomy.
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capillary n.
A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells.
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capitulate v.
To surrender or stipulate terms.
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caprice n.
A whim.
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caption n.
A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.
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captious adj.
Hypercritical.
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captivate v.
To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty.
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carcass n.
The dead body of an animal.
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cardiac adj.
Pertaining to the heart.
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cardinal adj.
Of prime or special importance.
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caret n.
A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
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caricature n.
a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.
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carnage n.
Massacre.
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carnal adj.
Sensual.
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carnivorous adj.
Eating or living on flesh.
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carouse v.
To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
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carrion n.
Dead and putrefying flesh.
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cartilage n.
An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
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cartridge n.
A charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
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caste n.
The division of society on artificial grounds.
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castigate v.
To punish.
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casual adj.
Accidental, by chance.
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casualty n.
A fatal or serious accident or disaster.
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cataclysm n.
Any overwhelming flood of water.
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cataract n.
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
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catastrophe n.
Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity.
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cathode n.
The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
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Catholicism n.
The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.
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catholicity n.
Universal prevalence or acceptance.
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cat-o-nine-tails n.
An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy.
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caucus n.
A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates.
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causal adj.
Indicating or expressing a cause.
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caustic adj.
Sarcastic and severe.
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cauterize v.
To burn or sear as with a heated iron.
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cede v.
To pass title to.
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censor n.
An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication.
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censorious adj.
Judging severely or harshly.
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census n.
An official numbering of the people of a country or district.
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centenary adj.
Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.
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centiliter n.
A hundredth of a liter.
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centimeter n.
A length of one hundredth of a meter.
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centurion n.
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
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cereal adj.
Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds.
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ceremonial adj.
Characterized by outward form or ceremony.
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ceremonious adj.
Observant of ritual.
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cessation n.
Discontinuance, as of action or motion.
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cession n.
Surrender, as of possessions or rights.
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chagrin n.
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
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chameleon adj.
Changeable in appearance.
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chancery n.
A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
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chaos n.
Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion.
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characteristic n.
A distinctive feature.
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characterize v.
To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities.
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charlatan n.
A quack.
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chasm n.
A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface.
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chasten v.
To purify by affliction.
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chastise v.
To subject to punitive measures.
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chastity n.
Sexual or moral purity.
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chateau n.
A castle or manor-house.
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chattel n.
Any article of personal property.
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check v.
To hold back.
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chiffon n.
A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
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chivalry n.
The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices.
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cholera n.
An acute epidemic disease.
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choleric adj.
Easily provoked to anger.
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choral adj.
Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
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Christ n.
A title of Jesus.
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christen v.
To name in baptism.
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Christendom n.
That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.
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chromatic adj.
Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
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chronology n.
The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events.
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chronometer n.
A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
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cipher v.
To calculate arithmetically. (also a noun meaning zero or nothing).
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circulate v.
To disseminate.
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circumference n.
The boundary-line of a circle.
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circumlocution n.
Indirect or roundabout expression.
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circumnavigate v.
To sail quite around.
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circumscribe v.
To confine within bounds.
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circumspect adj.
Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.
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citadel n.
Any strong fortress.
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cite v.
To refer to specifically.
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claimant n.
One who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
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clairvoyance n.
Intuitive sagacity or perception.
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clamorous adj.
Urgent in complaint or demand.
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clan n.
A tribe.
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clandestine adj.
Surreptitious.
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clangor n.
Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor.
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clarify v.
To render intelligible.
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clarion n.
A small shrill trumpet or bugle.
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classify v.
To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance’s and differences.
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clearance n.
A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail.
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clemency n.
Mercy.
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clement adj.
Compassionate.
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close-hauled adj.
Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible.
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clothier n.
One who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
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clumsy adj.
Awkward of movement.
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coagulate v.
To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment.
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coagulant adj.
Producing coagulation.
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coalescence n.
The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product.
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coalition n.
Combination in a body or mass.
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coddle v.
To treat as a baby or an invalid.
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codicil n.
A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will.
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coerce v.
To force.
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coercion n.
Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical.
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coercive adj.
Serving or tending to force.
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cogent adj.
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
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cognate adj.
Akin.
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cognizant adj.
Taking notice.
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cohere v.
To stick together.
