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Cacophony

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Harsh sounding voice or sound

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Euphony

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Pleasing sound

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Cadence

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Rhythm,rise and fall of sound
We were happy when our fast-talking professor started to speak in a slow cadence we could understand.

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Cajole

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To persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do

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Callow

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Immature
To be callow is to be youthfully naive

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Candor

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Truthfulness ,sincere honesty
She spoke with candor about racism.I was impressed by the candor of his statement.

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Capitalism

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Capitalism refers to an economic system in which a society’s means of production are held by private individuals or organizations, not the government, and where products, prices, and the distribution of goods are determined mainly by competition in a free market.

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Capitulate

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To surrender ,to give up ,to give in
He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.

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Capricious

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Unpredictable ,likely to change at any moment
This battle between cold and hot is why Easter weather is so capricious.

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Caricature

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a picture or description of somebody that makes his/her appearance or behaviour funnier and more extreme than it really is

Many of the people in the book are caricatures of the author’s friends.

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Castigate

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To criticize severely ,to chastise

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Catalyst

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a person or a thing that causes change

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Categorical

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very definite,absolute
The answer was a categorical ‘no

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Catharsis

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Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
Some therapies ask you to hit a pillow or break dishes, because those can be cathartic activities.

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Catholic

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Universal ,embracing everything

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Parochial

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Narrow minded

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Caustic

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Acid ,corrosive
critical in a cruel way

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Celibacy

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Abstinence from sex

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Censure

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To condemn severely for doing something bad

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Cerebral

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Brainy ,intellectually refined
Cerebral discussions

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Chagrin

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Humiliation ,embarrassed disappointment
Much to my chagrin,I began to giggle during the eulogy at the funeral .

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Charisma

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A magically seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty

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Charlatan

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Fraud con man a quack, a person who is trying to deceive you with false claims.

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Chasm

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a wide difference of feelings, interests, etc. between two people or groups

a deep hole in the ground

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Chastise
To inflict punishment to ,to discipline The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer's order.
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Chicanery
Trickery ,deceitfulness,artifice
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Chimera
An illusion ,a foolish fancy Susan 's dream of becoming a movie star was just a chimera .
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Choleric
Hot tempered ,quick to anger
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Chronic
Lasting for a long tym ,inveterate ,
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Chronicle
Record of events in order of time
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Circuitous
Roundabout ,not following a direct path The route through the forest seemed circuitous but the journey was pleasant .
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Circumlocution
Use of wordy and evasive language ,roundabout manner
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Circumscribe
To draw a line around ,to set the limit
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Circumspect
Cautious Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved.
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Circumvent
to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety
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Civil
Polite ,courteous
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Clandestine
Secret ,sneaky
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Clemency
Mercy and lenience ,forgiveness
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Clique
a small group of people with the same interests who do not want others to join their group
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Coalesce
To come together as one ,to fuse ,to unite The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings ...
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Coerce
To force someone to do or not do something
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Cogent
Powerfully convincing Cogent reasons are extremely persuasive ones .
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Cognitive
Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses ,mental I think her cognitive functions may be diminished because she can't remember her son's name or the name of the current president.
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Cognizant
Aware , conscious To be cognizant of your responsibilities.
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Coherent
To Cohere Making sense clear and easy to understand; logical
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Colloquial
Conversational ,informal in language
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Collusion
Secret conspiracy He found no evidence of collusion between record companies and retailers
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Commensurate
Equal ,proportionate Elle 's salary is commensurate with his abilities .
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Compelling
Forceful,causing to yield Compelling argument for buying a recorder is one that makes you buy one .
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Compendium
Summary ,abridgement He published a compendium of folk tales.
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Complacent
Self satisfied ,overly pleased with oneself . To fall into complacency , is to become uncaring towards the world around you .
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Complicity
An act of accomplice ,participation in wrongdoing .
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Comprehensive
Covering or including everything
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Comprise
To consist of
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Conciliatory
Making peace ,attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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Concise
A brief and to the point
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Concord
Harmony ,agreement Nations that live in Concord are nations that live together in peace .
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Concurrent
Happening at the same time ,parallel The criminal was sentenced to two concurrent 15 years sentences
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Concur
To agree
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Condescend
To stoop to someone else's level to do something that you believe is below your level of importance Priyanka only condescends to speak to me when she wants me to do something for her.
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Condone
To overlook,permit to happen No one should condone violence and abuse at work.
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Conducive
Promoting The chairs in the office are conducive to sleep
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Confluence
Flowing together Confluence of many factors Confluence of ganga and yamuna
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Congenial
Pleasant ,agreeably suitable . The little cabin in the woods was congenial to the writer.
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Genial
Pleasing Genial weather
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Congenital
Trait or condition acquired between conception and birth . Innate
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Conjecture
To guess ,to deduce or infer from slight evidence . If forced to conjecture ,I would say the volcano will erupt in 24 hrs .
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Conjure
to do tricks by clever, quick hand movements, that appear to be magic The chef conjured a fabulous dish using meager ingredients in Lucy's kitchen .
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Connoisseur
An expert ,in matters of art and taste .
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Consecrate
To make or declare sacred The priest consecrated the building by sprinkling holy water .
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Consensus
Unanimity or general agreement
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Consonant
In agreement Our desires were in consonant with that of theirs .
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Construe
To interpret The meaning of the poem ,as I construed it ,had to do with love of a man and a dog .
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Consummate
Perfect ,complete ,supremely skillful consummate pianist Signing a contract would consummate an agreement .
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Contentious
Quarrelsome,argumentative A person looking for a fight is contentious .
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Contiguous
Side by side ,adjoining Two countries that share boundaries are contiguous .
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Contrite
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Contrite
Admitting guilt ,especially feeling remorse To be contrite is to admit whatever terrible thing you did .
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Contrived
Artificial No one laughed at Sue's contrived attempt at humour .
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Conventional
Common ,unexceptional Tipping a waiter at a restaurant is a conventional courtesy .
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Convivial
Fond of partying ,festive A convivial gathering is one in which the people enjoy .
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Copious
Abundant ,plentiful We ate copiously at a banquet .
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Corollary
Something that follows ,natural consequence Bloodshed and death are corollaries of any declaration of war .
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Corroborate
To confirm ,to back up with evidence I knew my statement was correct ,when my colleague corroborated it .
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Cosmopolitan
containing people from all over the world influenced by the culture of other countries
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Countenance
Facial expression ,especially an encouraging one ,expressing mood
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Coup
A brilliant victory or accomplishment ,violent overthrow of a govt by a small internal group .
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Covenant
A solemn agreement ,a contract,a pledge The warring tribe made a covenant in which they agreed not to fight anymore .
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Covert
Secret ,hidden ,covered Covert operations of the spies.
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Covet
To wish for enviously To be covetous is to be envious . Billy covered Harry's bicycle and very nearly decided to steal it .
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Credulous
Eager to believe ,gullible
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Criterion
Basis for judgement
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Cryptic
Mysterious ,mystifying
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Culinary
Related to cooking
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Culminate
Climax,to reach full effect Susan 's years of practice culminated in a great victory .
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Culpable
Deserving blame ,guilty
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Cursory
Hasty ,superficial To give a book a cursory reading is to skim it .
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Curtail
To shorten ,to cut short
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Cynic
a person who believes that people only do things for themselves, rather than to help others.

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