C Flashcards

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Conspicuous

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Completely obvious
Clearly visible
Perceptible 
Manifest
Apparent
Ostentatious
Overt
Attracting notice or attention

Antonym—
Inconspicuous

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Cryptic

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Mysterious or vague 
Obscure (uncertain)
Vague
Enigmatic 
Mystifying
Perplexing 
Abstruse
Arcane
Recondite
Puzzling
Perplexing 
Confusing 

Antonym—
Straightforward
Clear

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Concede

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Acknowledge defeat
Surrender
Relinquish to physical control of another
Admit/accept/acknowledge/allow/grant

Antonym—
Deny
Retain
Gain

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Cursory

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Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Perfunctory 
Desultory 
Casual
Superficial 
Uninterested
Inattentive
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Credible

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Convincing 
Reliable
Believable
Plausible 
Dependable 
Sure
Trustworthy
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Clemency

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Mercy

Leniency

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Chortle

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To laugh in merrily way, to chuckle, often in breathy muffled way
Giggle
Noisy gleeful laugh
Guffaw

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Copious

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Abundant

Plentiful

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Carrion

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Dead and rotting flesh

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Cavalier

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Careless
Carefree
Arrogant
Scornful
Disdainful 
Condescending 
Haughty
Supercilious 
Contemptuous 
Ceremonious 
Lofty
Lordy
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Coerce

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Persuade to do something by force or threat
Compel
Oblige
Bludgeon 
Constrain
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Continuum

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A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct.

Eg: range of temp fro freezing to boiling

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Cryptic

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Having ambiguous or hidden meaning
Abstruse
Obscure

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Choleric

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Hot tempered

Quick to anger

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Circumspect

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Wary
Cautious
Prudent
Discreet
Vigilant
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Corpulent

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Fat

Obese

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Circumvent

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To surround
Enclose
Find a way around
Bypass
Avoid
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Cascade

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Anything resembling waterfall 
Waterfall 
Pour downward 
Process where information is passed 
successively
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Consummate

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Showing great skill 
Perfect
Supreme
Exemplary
Quintessential 
Proficient

To make perfect and complete in every respect

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point
Reach climax
Peak

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Culpability

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State of guilt
Blame
Accountability

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Conundrum

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A dilemma
A confusing or difficult question or problem
Puzzle

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Covert

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Secret
Hidden
Concealed
Surreptitious

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Cataclysm

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Violent upheaval or change
Disaster
Catastrophe
Calamity

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Camaraderie
Mutual trust and friendship between people who spend a lot of time together Friendship Comradeship
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Clone
Replica | Exact duplicate
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Courier
Messenger
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Checkered
Part of time is good, other part is bad
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Cataract
A large waterfall A deluge An eye abnormality
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Curb
To control or check or restrain | Deterrent
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Contrive
To pull a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery | Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously
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Corroborate
``` Confirm or give support to Verify Endorse Validate Ratify Authenticate ```
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Crony
Close friend Companion Alter ego
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Convoluted
``` Complicated Complex Intricate Elaborate Impenetrable ```
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Cupidity
Excessive greed, especially for money | Avarice
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Canopy
A covering
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Capitulate
To give in To surrender under certain conditions Yield
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Confiscate
To seize
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Contingent
Subject to chance Unforeseen Accidental Dependent on Group of people sharing a common feature
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Cache
A hiding place Store away in hiding place or for future use Collection of items of same type stored in a hiding place
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Cacophony
Disturbing noise
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Cajole
Persuade someone to do something they don’t want to | Manoeuvre
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Callous
``` Heartless Uncaring Unfeeling Cold Indifferent Insensitive ```
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Callow
``` Inexperienced Immature Juvenile Guileless Ingenuous ```
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Candor
Openness Truthfulness Sincere honesty
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Capacious
``` Roomy Having a lot of space inside Able to hold much Spacious Ample Extensive ```
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Catapult
To launch Sling Gulel (read it in Hindi)
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Conducive
``` Favourable Beneficial Valuable Auspicious Propitious ```
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Catharsis
Process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions An emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal Purging Purgation
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Caucus
Meeting of the members of a political party to make decisions
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Cerebral
Of or relating to brain or intellect
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Chattel
A personal, movable property (personal possession) | Slave
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Chide
``` Berate Reprimand Castigate Chastise Scold Upbraid Voice disapproval ```
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Chronic
``` Long lasting Continuing for a long time Continuous Persistent In curable ``` Appalling Awful
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Circa
Estimated historical time | Approximately
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Claimant
``` Person making a claim Applicant Suitor Petitioner Plaintiff ```
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Commodious
Roomy and comfortable Spacious Capacious
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Congenial
Social Pleasant to be around Agreeable Compatible
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Connoisseur
Expert, particularly in matters of art and taste
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Consensus
General agreement Concord Accord Concurrence
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Coterie
Group of people with shared interests or tastes Gang Pack Sorority
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Countenance
A person’s face or facial expressions
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Coup
Sudden, violent or illegal seizure of power from government Victorious accomplishment Triumph Feat
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Cower
To cringe in fear To shrink away Quail Flinch
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Couture
Clothes created by fashion designers | Fashionable clothes
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Cranny
Small, narrow space or opening | Crevice
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Craven
Lacking the least bit of courage Pathetically cowardly Poltroon
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Creditor
Person or entity to whom money is owed
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Criterion
Basis of judgement
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Curtail
To truncate or abridge To lessen Cut down
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Curvilinear
Formed, bound or characterised by curved lines
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Convivial
``` Friendly Lively Affable Amiable Congenial ```
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Contentious
Causing or likely to cause an argument Controversial Disputable Debatable
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Confound
Cause surprise or confusion Amaze Astonish Dumbfound Mix up with something else Mistake one thing for another
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Construe
Interpret in a particular way | Understand
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Constituent
Being a part of whole Component Ingredient Voter Elector
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Circumscribe
Restrict within limits Confine Delimit
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Contrition
Feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad
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Capricious
Given to sudden or unaccountable changes Fickle Mercurial Unstable
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Candid
Truthful and straightforward | Frank
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Cogent
Clear, logical and convincing Compelling Clear and persuasive
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Cadaverous
Emancipated Very pale, thin or bony Gaunt
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Chauvinist
A person who believes in the superiority of their group
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Contrite
To be remorseful | To feel guilty of wrong doing
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Check
To limit Condition of being held back or limited
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Cardinal
Of primary importance Fundamental Prime
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Checkered
Marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings
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Condescending
Having or showing attitude of patronising superiority Show that one feels superior Be patronising
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Contentious
Characterised by argument or controversy
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Cornucopia
Abundant supply of something good
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Credence
Belief or acceptance in something Trust Reliance Confidence
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Cosmopolitan
Including people from many different countries | Found all over the world