#6 Flashcards by Julia Smith | Brainscape

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Charlatan

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Fraud, con man

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Chasm

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a deep gaping hole

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Chastise

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to discipline

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Chicanery

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trickery, especially legal or political

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Chimera

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an illusion

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Choleric

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hot tempered

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Chronic

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constant

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Chronicle

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record of events in order of time

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Circuitous

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not following a direct path

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Circumlocution

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an indirect expression

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Circumscribe

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To set the limits

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Circumspect

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cautious

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Circumvent

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to frustrate as though by surrounding

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Civil

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polite

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Clemency

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mercy, forgiveness

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Cliché

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Overused saying or idea

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Clique

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Exclusive group bound together by a quality or interest

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Coalesce

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to come together as one

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Coerce

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to force someone to do or not to do something

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Cogent

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Powerfully convincing

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Cognitive

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mental

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Cognizant

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aware, conscious

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Coherent

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holding together, making sense

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Colloquial

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conversational

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Collusion

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conspiracy

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Commensurate

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equal, proportionate

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Compelling

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convincing

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Compendium

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a summary

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Complacent

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self satisfied

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Complement

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to complete or fill up, to be the perfect counter part

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Complicity

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Participation in wrong doing (accomplice)

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Comprehensive

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covering or including everything

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Comprise

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to consist of

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Conciliatory

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making peace

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Concise

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brief and to the point

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Gn-/Gno-

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to know

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chron-

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time

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circu-

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around, on all sides

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cis-

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to cut

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co-/col-/com-/con-

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with, together