C Vocab Flashcards

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capitulate

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to surrender after negotiating, yield

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carnage

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  1. the flesh of slain animals or men. 2. huge slaughter ( as in battle)
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causation

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  1. the act or process of causing 2. the ace to agency which produces an effect (cause)
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4
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caveat

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  1. warning 2.an explanation to prevent misinterpretation
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5
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charlatan

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faker, fake, pretender

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6
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chastise

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to give punishment

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7
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chivalrous

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behaving in a polite and respectful way especially toward women

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circuitous

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  1. not straight short or direct 2.not said to done simply or clearly 3. having a circular or winding course
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9
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clandestine

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done secretly to privately (secret)

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10
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cloistered

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separated from the outside world, separated.

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11
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coalesce

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  1. to grow together 2. to unite
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12
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coercion

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to force someone to do something

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13
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cognizant

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aware of something knowledgeable of something, especially through personal experience.

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14
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coherent

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logical and well organized

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15
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commensurate

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equal or similar to something in size amount or degree, suitable.

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16
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comatose

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affected with coma

17
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condone

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to forgive

18
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collateral

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  1. indirect 2. to support or reinforce 3. parallel or corresponding in position
19
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cynical

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critical, bad temper

20
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caricature

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exaggeration in parts or characteristic, a distortion so gross to seem like, caricature

21
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circumlocution

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not speaking straight/ directly

22
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connotation

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the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”.

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connotation

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the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”.