Day1.n Flashcards

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coerce

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to force someone to do or not to do something

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2
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coalesce

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to come together as one, to fuse, to unite

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3
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clemency

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mercy, forgiveness, mildness

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4
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circumvent

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to frustrate as though by surrounding

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5
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circumspect

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cautious

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6
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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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7
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circumlocution

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an indirect expression, use of wordy or evasive languate

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8
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circuitous

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roundabout, not following a direct path

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9
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choleric

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hot-tempered, quick to anger

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10
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chimera

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an illusion, a foolish fancy

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11
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chicanery

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trickery, deceitfulness, artifice, especially legal or political

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12
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chastise

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to inflict punishment on, to discipline

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13
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chagrin

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humiliation, embarrassed disappointment

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14
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cerebral

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brainy, intellectually refined

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15
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censure

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to condemn severely for doing something bad

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16
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celibacy

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abstincence from sex

17
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caustic

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like acid, corrosive

18
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catholic

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universal, embracing everything

19
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catharsis

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purification that brings emotional relief or renewal

20
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categorical

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unconditional, absolute