11-15-2022 Flashcards
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cordial
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warm, affectionate
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coronation
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the act of crowning
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corpulence
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extreme fatness
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corroborate
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to support with evidence
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corrosive
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having the tendency to erode or eat away
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated, worldly
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counteract
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to neutralize, make ineffective
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coup
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a brilliant, unexpected act
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covet
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to desire enviously
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covert
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secretly engaged in
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credulity
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readiness to believe
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crescendo
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a steady increase in intensity or volume
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criteria
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standards by which something is judged
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culmination
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the climax toward which something progresses
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culpable
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deserving blame
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cultivate
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to nurture, improve, refine
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cumulative
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increasing, building upon itself
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cunning
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sly, clever at being deceitful
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cupidity
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greed, strong desire
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial
