Day 3 87/500 Flashcards by S K | Brainscape

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Burgeon

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To grow / increase rapidly

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Bumptious

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Self assertive or irritating

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Cachet

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State of being respected

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Cajole

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Persuade

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Candid

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Truthful and straight forward

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Candour (cander)

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The quality of being open and honest

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Cantankerous ( cantan- kuhrous)

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Bad tempered and argumentative

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Capacious

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Having a lot of space inside

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Carp/ carping

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To complain

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Carte Blanche

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Complete freedom to act as what one wills

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Catharsis

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A process of releasing and finding relief

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Caveat (cavee at)

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Warning/ caution

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Centripetal

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Moving towards centre

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Centrifugal

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Moving away centre

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Chagrin

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Distress / humiliate

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Chary

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Cautious or suspiciously do something

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Chicanery (shee cane ary)

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The use of deception or lies to gain on purpose

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Circumambient ( circum-ambient

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Surrounding

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Circumspect

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Unwilling to take risks