11-13-2023 Flashcards

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calumny

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a false accusation of an offense

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camaraderie

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the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

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candor

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the quality of being honest and straightforward

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capitulate

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surrender under agreed conditions

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carouse

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engage in boisterous merrymaking

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carp

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any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

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caucus

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meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

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cavort

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play boisterously

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circumlocution

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an indirect way of expressing something

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circumscribe

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draw a geometric figure around another figure

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circumvent

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surround so as to force to give up

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clamor

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utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

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cleave

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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

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cobbler

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a person who makes or repairs shoes

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cogent

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powerfully persuasive

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cognizant

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having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or degree or extent

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complement

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something added to embellish or make perfect

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compunction

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a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed

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concomitant

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following or accompanying as a consequence

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conduit

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a passage through which water or electric wires can pass

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conflagration

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a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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congruity

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the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

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connive

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form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

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consign

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give over to another for care or safekeeping