Deck 9 Flashcards

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cerebal

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brainy, intellectually refined

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chaff

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worthless stuff

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channel

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to direct, to cause to follow a certain path

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charlatan

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fraud, quack, con man

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chaste

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pure and unadorned

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chastise

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to inflict punishment on, to discipline

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chicanery

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trickery, deceitfulness, artifice

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chimera

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an illusion, a foolish fancy

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choleric

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hot-tempered, quick to anger

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chortle

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to chuckle with glee

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chronic

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constant, lasting for a long time, inveterate

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chronicle

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a record of events in order of time, a history

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churl

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a rude person, a boor

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chutzpah

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brazenness, audacity

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cipher

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zero, a nobody, a code

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encipher

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to put a message into code

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circuitous

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  • roundabout, not following a direct path

- circuitous argument is one that rambles around for a while before making a point

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circumlocation

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an indirect expression, use of wordy or evasive language

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circumvent

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overcome (a problem, difficulty, obstacle), typically in a clever and surreptitious way

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clandestine

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concealed or secret

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cleave

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to cling, to split

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clemency

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mercy, forgiveness, mildness

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cloister

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  • a covered walk with columns on one side that runs along the perimeter of a courtyard
  • secluded place
  • a convent or monastery
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clout

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a blow, influence

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cloy

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  • disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
  • saccharine