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Essential Words VIII Flashcards

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Capricious

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Acting on impulse, erratic

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Cartography

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Mapmaking

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Castigate

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Criticize severely; punish in order to correct

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Catalyst

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Causer of change

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Caustic

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Capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic

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Censure

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Strong disapproval or official reprimand; to issue such disapproval or reprimand

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Chauvinism

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Fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc.

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Chronological

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Arranged in or relating to time order

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Clamor

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Noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise

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Clinch

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Make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together

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Coalesce

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Come together, unite; fuse together

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Cognent

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Very convincing, logical

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Commensurate

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The same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)

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Complementary

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Completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs

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Compliant

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Obeying, submissive; following the requirements

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Concede

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Give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing a war)

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Conciliatory

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Reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace

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Concur

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Approve, agree

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Condone

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Overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless

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Confer

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Consult, compare views; bestow or give

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Connoisseur

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Expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes

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Console

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Lessen the suffering or grief of; a control panel, or small table or cabinet

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Consolidate

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Unite, combine, solidify, make coherent

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Constrict

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Squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of

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Construe

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Interpret or translate

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Contentious

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Controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones

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Contextualize

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Place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances

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Conundrum

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A riddle; any mystery

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Converge

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Move towards one another or towards a point; unite

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Conversant

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Knowledgeable about or experienced with

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Conversely

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In an opposite way; on the other hand

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Convoluted

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Twisted; very complicated

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Copious

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Plentiful, bountiful

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Corroborate

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Support, add evidence to

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Cosmopolitan

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Belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments

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Countenance

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Facial expression or face; approve or tolerate

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Counterintuitive

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Against what one would intuitively expect

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Counterpoint

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Contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art

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Counterproductive

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Defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal

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Covert

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Secret, veiled, undercover

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Crafty

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Cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes

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Craven

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Very cowardly, lacking courage

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Credibility

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Believability, trustworthiness

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Credulous

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Gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily or without enough evidence

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Crescendo

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Steady increase in force, intensity, or the loudness of a musical passage; a climactic moment or peak; to rise in volume or intensity

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point or final stage

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Cynical

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Thinking the worst of other’s motivations; bitterly pessimistic

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Daunt

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Discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of

50
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Debase

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Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality

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