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circumscribe
restrict; confine
circumspect
careful to consider risks
calumny
a false and malicious accusation
camaraderie
mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together
candid
honest
candor
honesty, frankness
capitalize
to take advantage of
capitulate
to surrender
carouse
to party, celebrate
carp
to complain or find fault
cavort
play boisterously
circumlocution
indirect language
circumvent
to avoid
civic
pertaining to a city or citizen
clamor
loud noise
cleave
to cut or split open
clinical
efficient and unemotional; coldly detached
clout
great influence (especially political or social)
coarse
rough in texture
cogent
clear; reasonable; logical
cognizant
having knowledge or being aware of
denigrate
to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
deplete
to use up
derivative
unoriginal; derived from another source
desolate
deserted and lonely
despot
a dictator with absolute power
devise
(v.) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create
diaphanous
lightweight and transparent
didactic
intended to teach
diligence
careful and persistent work or effort