Ch.18-22 Flashcards

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Catharsis

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Purification bringing emotional relief

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Categorical

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Unconditional

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Caustic

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Like acid

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Celibacy

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Abstinence

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Censure

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Condemn for doing something bad

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Cerebral

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Brainy

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Chagrin

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Humiliation

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Charisma

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Magical ability

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Charlatan

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Fraud

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Chasm

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Hole

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Chastise

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To discipline

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Chicanery

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Trickery

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Chimera

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Illusion

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Choleric

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Hot-tempered

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Chronic

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Constant

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Chronicle

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Record of events

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Circuitous

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Not following direct path

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Circumlocution

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Not answering directly,evasive

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Circumscribe

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Draw a line around

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Circumspect

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Cautios

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Circumvent

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To interfere

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Civil

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Courteous

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Clemency

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Mercy

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Cliche

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Overused saying

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Clique

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Exclusive

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Coalesce

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To come

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Coerce

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To force

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Cogent

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Powerfully convincing

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Cognitive

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How we know the world around is through sense

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Cognizant

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Aware

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Coherent

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Making sense

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Colloquial

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Conversational

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Collusion

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Conspiracy

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Commensurate

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Equal

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Compelling

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Forceful

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Compendium

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Summary