Barrons 11 Flashcards

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1
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Cession

A

Yielding to another; ceding

Noun

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2
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Chargin

A

Vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment

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Charlatan

A

Quack; pretender to knowledge

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4
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Chary

A

Cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

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5
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Chasten

A

To discipline; to punish in order to correct

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Chastise

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To punish

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7
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Chauvinist

A

Blindly devoted patriot

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8
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Check

A

To stop motion

To curb or restrain

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9
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Checkered

A

Marked by changes in fortune

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10
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Chicanery

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Trickery; deception

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11
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Chide

A

To scold

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12
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Chimerical

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Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

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13
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Chisel

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To swindle or cheat

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14
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Cipher

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  1. A secret code

2. Nonentity; worthless person or thing

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15
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Circuitous

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Roundabout

Adj.

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16
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Circumlocution

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An indirect roundabout expression

17
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Circumscribe

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To limit; confine

18
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Circumspect

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Prudent; cautious

19
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Circumvent

A

To outwit; baffle

20
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Cite

A
  1. To praise

2. To summon someone before a court