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Question 0

Clandestine

Answer 0

—adjective

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.

Question 1

Cachinnate

Answer 1

to laugh loudly or immoderately.

Question 2

Curmudgeon

Answer 2

—noun

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

Question 3

Cadge

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—verb

to obtain by imposing on another’s generosity or friendship.

to borrow without intent to repay.

to beg or obtain by begging.

Question 4

Calumny

Answer 4

—noun, plural cal·um·nies.

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration.

Question 5

Choleric

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—adjective

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition.

Question 6

Cadaverous

Answer 6

A

Relating to a corpse, corpse like

Question 7

Callow

Answer 7

A

Young and inexperienced

Question 8

Capitulate

Answer 8

V
Surrender under agreed conditions

To give in

Question 9

Castigate

Answer 9

V

Scold in especially harsh way

Question 10

Catharsis

Answer 10

N

The experience of releasing emotional tension for refreshment afterwards.

Question 11

Chagrin

Sha grin

Answer 11

N
Embarrassment or distress over a failure

V
To cause those feelings

Question 12

Chimerical

Kai MAIR ick ul

Answer 12

A

Wildly fanciful and imaginative

Question 13

Circuitous

Answer 13

A
Long and roundabout, of a path. Not straight and direct

Of speech, not getting to the point

Question 14

Circumlocution

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N

Indirect expression, a long complicated way of expressing something.

Question 15

Circumspect

Answer 15

A

Cautious, think carefully before doing anything.

Question 16

Clemency

Answer 16

N
Compassion from authority figure to rule breaker.

Good casual weather

Question 17

Cogent

CO gent

Answer 17

Powerfully persuasive

Question 18

Cognizant

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A. (Followed by “of”)

Aware of something, perceiving

Question 19

Collusion

Answer 19

N
Secret agreement or plot

_____are in collusion.

Question 20

Commiserate

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V

To express sympathy in a group where everyone has those lousy feelings. (Group after layoff)

Question 21

Commodious

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A

Roomy and large

Question 22

Complacent

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Content with ones actions, though no one else is. Think couch potato.

Question 23

Concede

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V
Relinquish, surrender, give over

Acknowledge defeat

Admit to a wrongdoing, or that someone else is right.

Question 24

Conciliatory

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A
Making someone else less angry

Being willing to make those actions

Question 25

Conclave

CON clave

Answer 25

A private secret meeting

Question 26

Concord

Answer 26

N
Agreement, of a compromise

Harmonious state of colors and shapes

Question 27

Condone

Answer 27

V

To tolerate, to not directly object to

Question 28

Conflagration

GRA

Answer 28

N

Huge fire

Question 29

Conglomerate

Agglomerate

Answer 29

C-order (like business)
A-chaos (like ecosystem)

V-to accumulate
A-composed of heterogenous elements
N-large group of

Question 30

Consolidate

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V

To bring all together

Question 31

Consternation

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N

Sudden fear resulting from awareness of danger

Question 32

Consummate

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A

Having supreme mastery of a skill

Question 33

Contemporaneous

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A

Happening at the same time

Question 34

Contrite

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A

To be feeling guilt, remorse, sorrow for sins or offenses.

Question 35

Contrived

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A
Showing conspicuous effects of planning or manipulation.

Artificially formal, “trying too hard”

Question 36

Convivial

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A
Fond of the pleasures of good company.

“The life of the party”

Question 37

Copious

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A

Large in number (esp. Of notes, discourse)

Question 38

Corroborate

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V
To back someone else’s story.

To attest for, support with evidence to make certain

Question 39

Covert/overt

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A

Secret or hidden/obvious

Question 40

Craven

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A

Cowardly, no courage

Question 41

Credence

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N

Believability, accepted as true

Question 42

Crestfallen

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A

Low in spirit. You need a hug.

Question 43

Culminate

Answer 43

V

To end in a climactic stage (Seahawks culminated in the super bowl)

Question 44

Culpable

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A

At fault, deserving blame

Question 45

Cultivated

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A

Polite and civilized

Question 46

Cursory

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A

Not paying attention to details

Question 47

Curtail

Answer 47

V

Stop or slow before proper end or full extent