Word List 12 Flashcards
(57 cards)
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Counterpart
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A thing that completes another
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Coup
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Highly successful action or sudden attack
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Courier
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Messenger
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Covenant
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Agreement
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Covert
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Secret; hidden
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Covetous
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Avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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Cow
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Terrorize; intimidate
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Cower
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Shrink quivering, as from fear
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Coy
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Shy; modest
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Cozen
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Cheat; hoodwink
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Crabbed
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Sour; peevish
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Craftiness
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Slyness; trickiness
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Crass
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Very unrefined; grossly insensible
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Craven
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Cowardly
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Credence
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Belief
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Credo
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Creed
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Credulity
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Belief on slight evidence
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Creed
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System of religious or ethical belief
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Crest
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Highest point of a hill
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Crestfallen
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Dejected; dispirited
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Crevice
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Crack; fissure
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Cringe
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Shrink back, as if in fear
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Criterion
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Standard used in judging
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Crotchety
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Eccentric; whimsical
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Crux
Crucial point
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Crypt
Secret recess or vault
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Cryptic
Mysterious; hidden
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Cull
Pick out; reject
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Culminate
Attain the highest point
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Culpable
Deserving blame
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Cumbersome
Heavy; hard to manage
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Cupidity
Greed
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Curmudgeon
Churlish; miserly individual
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Cursory
Casual; hastily done
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Cynosure
The object of general attention
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Dabble
Work at in a non-serious fashion
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Dais
Raised platform for guests of honor
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Dank
Damp
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Dapper
Neat and trim
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Dappled
Spotted
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Daub
Smear
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Daunt
Intimidate; frighten
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Dauntless
bold
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Deadlock
Standstill; stalemate
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Deadpan
Wooden; impersonal
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Dearth
Scarcity
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Debacle
Sudden downfall; complete disaster
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Debase
Reduce in quality or value; degrade
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Debauch
Corrupt; seduce from virtue
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Debilitate
Weaken; enfeeble
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Debonair
Friendly; aiming to please
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Debris
Rubble
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debunk
Expose as false; exaggerated
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Debutante
Young woman making formal entrance into society
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Decadence
Decay
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Decapitate
Behead
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Decelerate
Slow down
