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1
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Cacophony (n)

A

A harsh discordant mixture of sounds

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Cadaverous (adj)

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Thin and haggard, ghastly

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Caitiff (n)

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A cowardly person

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Cajole (v)

A

Persuade someone into doing something by flattery

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Callous (adj)

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Showing insensitivity towards others

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Callow (adj)

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Of a young person being inexperienced and immature

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Calumniate (v)

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To slander

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Candid (adj) candour (n)

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Being frank

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Cant (v)

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Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about sth

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Capacious (adj)

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Spacious

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Capitulate (v)

A

To surrender

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Capricious (adj)

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Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour

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Captious (adj)

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Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

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Caret (n)

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Carnal (adj)

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Sexual

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Carouse (v)

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To drink alcohol and enjoy oneself in a noisy lively way

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Castigate (v)

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To reprimand severely

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Causal (adj)

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Caused by

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Caustic (adj)

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Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

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Cede (v)

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Give up power or territory

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Censorious (adj)

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Severely critical of others

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Cessation (n)

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To be brought to an end

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Chagrin (v)

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Feel distressed or humiliated

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Chasten (v)

A

Of a misfortune or accident or wrongdoing causing someone to be restrained or more wary

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Choleric (adj)

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Bad tempered or irritable

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Circumlocute (v)

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To use too many words to express an idea to attempt to be vague or evasive

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Circumscribe (v)

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To confine something

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Circumspect (adj)

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Wary and unwilling to take risks

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Clamorous (adj)

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To be protesting or demanding

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Clandestine (adj)

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Kept secret or done secretively, surreptitiously

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Clement (adj)

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Of a person or their actions to be merciful

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Coalesce (v)

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To come together to form one mass or whole

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Coddle (v)

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Treat someone in an overprotective way, cosseted

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Cogent (adj)

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Of an argument clear, logical and convincing

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Cognate (adj)

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Related, connected

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Cognisant (adj)

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Having knowledge or awareness, aware

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Cohere (v)

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To form into a unified whole

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38
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Colloquy (n)

A

A conversation

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39
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Collusion (n)

A

Secret or illegal cooperation to deceive others

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Comely (adj)

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Attractive

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Comestible (adj)

A

Edible

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Commingle (v)

A

Mix, blend

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Complacent (adj)

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Complaisant (adj)

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Agreeable and polite

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Compliant (adj)

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Listen and follow instructions

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Complicit (in) (adj)

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Involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong

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Comport (v)

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Compunction (n)

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Conceive (v)

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Form an idea

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Conciliate (v)

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Placate, to pacify

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Concord (n)

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Concur (v)

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Conduce (v)

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To bring about

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Confer (v)

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Grant a title degree benefit or right

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Confluence (adj)

A

Act of merging

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Congeal (v)

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To coagulate

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Conjoin (v)

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Conjugal (adj)

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Pertaining to marriage

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Connive (adj)

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Conspire to do something immoral illegal or harmful

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Connote (v)

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Connubial (adj)

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Pertaining to marriage

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Consign (v)

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To entrust

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Conspicuous (adj)

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Clearly visible

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Consternation (n)

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Consummate (v)

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Showing great skill and flair

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Contempt (n)

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The feeling that someone is worthless

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Contiguity (n)

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Continence (n)

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Self restraint with respect to desires appetites and passion

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Contingent (adj)

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Subject to chance

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Continuance (n)

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Permanence

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Continuation (n)

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Prolongation

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Contravene (v)

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To break a law or rule

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Contrite (adj)

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Feeling remorse at recognition that one has done wrong

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Contrive (v)

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To manage or carry through by some device or scheme, bring about

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Contumacious (adj)

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Rebellious

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Convalesce (v)

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To recover after a sickness

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Convene (v)

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To assemble

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Converge (v)

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To cause to incline and approach nearer together

79
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Conversant (with) (adj)

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Thoroughly informed

80
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Convertible (adj)

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Interchangeable

81
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Convivial (adj)

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Amiable friendly lively enjoyable

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Convolute (v)

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Make a story or argument difficult to follow

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Convulse (v)

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To cause spasms in

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Copious (adj)

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Cornucopia (adj)

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Abundant supply of a good thing

86
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Corollary (n)

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Consequence

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Corporeal (adj)

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Relating to a persons body

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Corpulent (adj)

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Correlate (v)

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To put in some relation

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Corrigible (adj)

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Able to be reformed

91
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Corroborate (v)

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Confirm or give support to a statement, finding, theory

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Cosmopolitan (adj)

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Including many people from around the world

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Countercharge (v)

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To accuse in return

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Counterfeit (adj)

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Made to resemble sth else

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Covert (adj)

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Secret, for evil purpose

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Crass (adj)

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Showing no intelligence or sensitivity

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Credence (n)

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Credulous (adj)

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Culpable (adj)

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Cupidity (n)

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Greed for money and possessions, avarice

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Cursory (adj)

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Hasty and therefore not thorough

102
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Curt (adj)

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Rudely brief

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Curtail (v)

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To impose a restriction on

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Cynical (adj)

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To be concerned with only one’s self interests and typically manipulate others to achieve them

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Cynosure (n)

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A person or thing that is the centre of attention

106
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Conduit (n)

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A person or organisation that acts as a channel for the transmission of sth

English Vocabulary Collation (4 decks)

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