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Cacophony

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Harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds

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Cadence

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Rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds

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Cajole

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To persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do

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Callow

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Immature

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Candor

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Truthfulness; sincere honesty

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Captitalism

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An economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens (not by the government) and in which the resulting products and services are sold with relatively little government control

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Capitulate

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To surrender; to give up or give in

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; likely to change at any moment

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Caricature

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A portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject

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Castigate

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To criticize severely; to chastise

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Catalyst

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Anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it

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Categorical

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Unconditional; absolute

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Catharsis

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Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal

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Catholic

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Universal; embracing everything

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Caustic

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Like acid; corrosive

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Celibacy

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Abstinence from sex

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Censure

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To condemn severely for doing something bad

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Cerebral

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Brainy; intellectually refined

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Chagrin

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Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

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Charisma

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A magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty

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Charlatan

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Fraud; quack; con man

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Chasm

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A deep, gaping hole; a gorge

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Chastise

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To inflict punishment on; to discipline

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Chicanery

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Trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political

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Chimera

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An illusion; a foolish fancy

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Choleric

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Hot-tempered; quick to anger

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Chronic

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Constant; lasting a long time; inveterate

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Chronicle

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A record of events in order of time; a history

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Circuitous

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Roundabout; not following a direct path

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Circumlocution

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An indirect expression; use of wordy or language

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Circumscribe

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To draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict

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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; civilized; courteous

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Clemency

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Mercy; forgiveness; mildness

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Cliché

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An overused saying or idea

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Clique

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An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest

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Coalesce

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To come together as one; to fuse; to unite

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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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Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; 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; informal in language

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Collusion

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Conspiracy; secret cooperation

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Commensurate

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Equal; proportionate

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Compelling

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Forceful; causing to yield

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Compendium

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A summary; an abridgment

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault

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Complement

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To complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart

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Complicity

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Participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an 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; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill

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Concise

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Brief and to the point; succinct

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Concord

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Harmony; agreement

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Concurrent

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Happening at the same time; parallel

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Condescend

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To stoop to someone else’s level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize

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Condone

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To overlook; to permit to happen

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Conducive

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Promoting

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Confluence

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A flowing together, especially of rivers; the place where they being to flow together

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Congenial

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Agreeably suitable; pleasant

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Congenital

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Describing a trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate

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Congregate

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To come together

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Conjecture

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To guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence

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Conjure

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To summon or bring into being as if by magic

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Connoisseur

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An expert, particularly in matters of art or taste

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Consecrate

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To make or declare sacred

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Consensus

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Unanimity or general agreement

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Consonant

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Harmonious; in agreement

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Construe

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To interpret

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Consummate

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Perfect; complete; supremely skillful

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Contentious

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Argumentative; quarrelsome

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Contiguous

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Side by side; adjoining

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Contingent

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Dependent; possible

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Contrite

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Admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful

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Contrived

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Artificial; labored

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Conventional

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Common; customary; unexceptional

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Convival

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Fond of partying; festive

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Copious

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Abundant; plentiful

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Corollary

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Something that follows; a natural consequence

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Corroborate

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To confirm; to back up with evidence

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Cosmopolitan

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At home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated

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Countenance

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Face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one

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Coup

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A brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group

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Covenant

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A solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge

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Covert

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Secret; hidden

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Covet

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To wish for enviously

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Credulous

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Eager to believe; gullible

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Criterion

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Standard; basis for judgement

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Cryptic

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Mysterious; mystifying

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Culinary

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Relating to cooking or the kitchen

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Culminate

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To climax; to reach full effect

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Culpable

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Deserving blame; guilty

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Cursory

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Hasty; superficial

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Curtail

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To shorten; to cut short

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Cynic

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One who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness

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Complaisant

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Someone who is willing or eager to please other people, or is easily convinced to do what other people want

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