vocab R Flashcards
(275 cards)
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rabid
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fanatic
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raconteur
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storyteller
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rail
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scold
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ramble
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wander aimlessly
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ramification
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subdivisions
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ramify
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subdivide
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rampant
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growing in profusion
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rancid
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bad odor
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rancor
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hatred
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rankle
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continue to irritate
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rapacious
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greedy
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rapt
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completely fascinated or absorbed
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rarefied
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to make rare
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raspy
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harsh sounding
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ratify
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confirm or approve
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rave
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talk incoherently
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ravenous
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voracious
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raze
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remove
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rebuttal
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counter argument
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recalcitrant
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unsupportive and uncooperative
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recant
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disavow
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recapitulate
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resummarize
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recluse
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hermit
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reconnaissance
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soldiers to figure out enemy plans
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recourse
fix
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recrimination
accuse in response to someone
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rectitude
righteousness
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redolent
suggestive of,
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regale
royal
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regiment
routine
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relegate
decrease authority
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relent
not perseverant
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relinquish
give up
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relish
enjoy
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remediable
reparable
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reminiscence
that reminds me
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remiss
careless
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remission
cancellation of charges
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remunerative
lucrative
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rend
to split
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render
to give
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rendition
interpretation
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renegade
apostate
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repast
meal
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reprehensible
blameworthy, reprehend
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reprimand
rebuke
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reproach
accuse someone
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reprobate
sinful
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reprove
reprimand, scold, rebuke
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repudiate
reject
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repugnant
repulsive, against
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requite
return a favor
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resigned
accept something bad and be fine with it as nothing can be done
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resilient
comeback from a difficult situation, supple
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respite
a short period of relax
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resplendent
magnificent
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restitution
restoration
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restive
unable to remain silent or still
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resumption
to resume
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reticence
a reserved
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retinue
a follower
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retort
answer angrily
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retribution
punishment
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retroactive
starting in past
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revelry
festive
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revel
festive
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reverent
respectful
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revile
criticize
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revulsion
disgust
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rhapsodize
speak with great enthu
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rhetoric
skill of convincing
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ribald
rude
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rife
common
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rift
a break crack in something
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riveting
gripping, fascinating
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roster
enumerate and list
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rote
rote-learning
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rubble
debris
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rudimentary
nascent
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ruminate
think deeply
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rummage
search waggishly
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ruse
trick
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nadir
lowest point
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nascent
newborn
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natty
well dressed
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nebulous
not formed, cloudy, hazy
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nefarious
evil
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neologism
new coined word
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neophyte
beginner
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nettle
vex, annoy
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nicety
subtle precision
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nihilist
who believes life is meaningless
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nip
stop from growing
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nonchalance
casual
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nondescript
common
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nonplus
stop by confusion
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notoriety
ill fame
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noxious
harmful
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nuptial
related to marriage
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noisome
bad-smelling, unpleasant
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oaf
stupid
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obdurate
stubborn
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obfuscate
confuse someone
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obituary
notice of death
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oblique
indirect
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obliterate
destroy completely
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obnoxious
offensive
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obsequious
sycophantic
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obstinate
stubborn
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obstreperous
noisy
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obtrude
intrude but forcefully
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obtuse
stupid
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obviate
prevent (generally, remove a need of difficulty)
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odious
hateful
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odium
hate
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odyssey
long eventful journey
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offhand
careless
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ogle
stare
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olfactory
concerning smell
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oligarchy
rules by the few privileged
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ominous
something bad to happen
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onerous
labourous
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onus
duty
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opalescent
lustrous, shimmering
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opiate
to give opium
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opulence
wealthy
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opus
art
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oracular
foreseeing future
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ordain
appoint
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ordinance
order
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ordeal
testing times
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orient
adjusting
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ossify
hardened attitude, prevent growth, turn into bone
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ostensible
figurable
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ostentatious
pretentious
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ostracize
ban
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oust
drive out
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outmoded
old fashioned
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outstrip
outdo
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overbearing
too bossy
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overt
avert-to turn away, overt means welcoming to ideas
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cabal
group who pushes and shares one's believes
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cache
hide
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cacophonous
harsh sounds
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cadaver
deadbody
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cadence
related to rise and fall of rhythm
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cajole
force by flattery
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callous
hardened
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callow
immature
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calorific
high energy
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calumny
defamatory statements
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candor
frankness
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cantankerous
irritable
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canard
people who deliberately mislead fabrication
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canvass
to solicit votes
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capacious
roomy
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capitulate
to yield
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capricious
flickering
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cardinal
high ranked
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careen
move here and there, rush
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carnage
kayamat
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carnal
fleshy
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carping
to point out mistakes
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castigate
to punish
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categorical
without exceptions, absolute
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unqualified
categorical
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catharsis
cleansing
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caucus
meeting of high rank people
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caulk
watertight
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caustic
acrid
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cavalcade
procession, parade, president cavalcade
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cavalier
offhand
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cavil
cavilled, carp, complain
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cede
yield
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celerity
swift motion
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celibate
unmarried
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censorious
not approving
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critical
expression of disapprovement
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censure
criticise
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centitude
certainity
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cessation
to stop
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cession
yield
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chafe
abrade
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chaff
biproducts
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chagrin
disappointment
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charlatan
fraud
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chary
wary
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chaste
virginal
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chasten
humble, subdue
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chastise
punish
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cherubic
angelic
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chicanery
subterfuge
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chide
rebuke
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chimerical
mythical
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chisel
cheat
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choleric
hot-tempered
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churlish
rude
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circumlocution
indirect
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allude
indirect
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circumspect
cautious
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circumvent
find a way out
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clairvoyant
foreseer
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clandestine
secret
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clangor
loud
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cleave
clove, cleft, cleave-split
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clemency
leniency
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clime
climate
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clout
power
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cloying
extremely sweet
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coalition
alliance
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coercion
force
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cogent
compelling
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cogitate
meditate
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cognate
related, kindred
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cognitive
related
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cohere
together
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cohesion
combine
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collate
assemble
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collusion
compiracy
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colossal
huge
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comely
welcoming
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comeuppance
rebuke
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commemorate
recall
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commensurate
quantity
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commiserate
show sympathy
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complacent
self satisfaction
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complaisant
trying to please
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complement
to complete
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complicity
complicit, crime
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compunction
scruples
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concede
yield
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conceit
self love
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concerted
strenuous, intense
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concession
compromise
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concoction
mixing
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concord
harmony
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condole
condolences, sympathy
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condone
excuse
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conflagration
to put on fire
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confound
amaze, stupefy
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congenial
like-minded
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conglomerate
collection
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congruent
harmony
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conjecture
guess
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consequential
important
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consign
deliver
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consort
companion
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construe
interpret
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consummate
complete
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contention
claim
251
contraband
bandit
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contravene
violate
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contrite
guilt
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repentant
remorse
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rueful
remorse
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penitent
remorse
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convoke
convene, summon
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conversant
familiar
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copious
flourishing
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corpulent
very fat
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corroborate
to support
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countermand
cancel
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covenant
agreement
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covert
secret
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covetous
avarice
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cow
bovine
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coy
flirtatious
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craven
cowardly
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credence
belief
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credo
faith
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credulity
gullibility
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culminate
reach to the highest point
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cupidity
greed
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cursory
casual
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curtail
restrict
