ESSENTIALS C-D Flashcards
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cacophonous
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unpleasant or harsh-sounding
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cadge
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beg; sponge
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callous
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thick-skinned; insensitive
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calumny
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slander
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canard
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false; deliberately misleading story
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canon
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an established principle
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cant
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insincere talk; language of a particular group
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cantankerous
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irritable; ill-humored
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capricious
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fickle
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cardinal
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of foremost importance
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carnal
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of flesh or body; related to physical appetities
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carping
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to find fault; complain
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castigation
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punishment; chastisement; criticism
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cataclysm
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n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
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catalyst
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n. something causing the change
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categorical
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absolute; without exception
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caucus
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smaller group within an organization
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causal
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involving a cause
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caustic
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sarcastically biting; burning
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celestial
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concerning the sky or heavens; sublime
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centrifugal
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moving away from centre
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centripetal
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moving or directed toward a center
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champion
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to defend or support
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chasten
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to correct by punishment or reproof
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chicanery
trickery; fraud
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churlish
rude; boorish
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circuitous
roundabout
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clairvoyant
n. one who can predict the future
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clamor
n. noisy outcry
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clique
small, exclusive group
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cloister
confine; seclude
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coagulate
thicken; congeal
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coalesce
to cause to become one
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codify
systematize
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cognizant
aware; informed; conscious
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commensurate
adj. proportional
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complacent
adj. self-satisfied
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complaisant
adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging
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complement
n. something that completes or makes up a whole
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comply
(with) act in accordance with a wish or command
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compliant
adj. yielding
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compunction
uneasiness caused by guilt
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conciliate
stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate
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conciliatory
overcoming distrust or hostility
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concomitant
adj. naturally accompanying or associated
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condone
to overlook voluntarily; forgive
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confound
baffle; perplex; mix up
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congenial
1. (of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one's own
2. (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination
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conjugal
pertaining to marriage agreement
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connoisseur
an expert judge in matters of taste
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conscript
person compulsorily enrolled for military service
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consecrate
to declare sacred
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contend
to assert
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contentious
quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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contiguous
touching; neighboring
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continence
self-control; abstention from sexual activity
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contrite
very sorrowful for a wrong
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contumacious
disobedient; rebellious
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conundrum
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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convention
custom; accepted technique or device
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converge
approach; come together; tend to meet
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convivial
1. (of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial; sociable
| 2. (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable
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convoluted
1. (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow; complicated
2. intricately folded, twisted, or coiled
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copious
abundant in supply or quantity; plentiful
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coquette
n. woman who flirts
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cornucopia
n. state of abundance; an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind
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covert
adj. hidden; secret
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covet
yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another)
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covetous
adj. desiring something owned by another
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cozen
to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
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craven
adj. cowardly
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credence
belief in or acceptance of something as true.
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credo
statement of belief or principle; creed
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daunt
to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
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dearth
scarcity
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debauchery
corruption; excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs
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decorum
proper behaviour
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defame
to malign; damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel
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default
to fail to act
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defer
put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
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deference
polite submission and respect (riayet, (saygıdan kaynaklanan) itaat.)
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defunct
no longer existing or functioning
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delineate
describe or portray (something) precisely
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demotic
adj. pertaining to people
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demur
raise objections or show reluctance; to express doubt
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denigrate
criticize unfairly; disparage; slander; to slur someone's reputation
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denizen
an inhabitant; a regular visitor
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denouement
the outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear
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deride
to mock
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derivative
n. something derived
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desiccate
to dry completely
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desuetude
the state of disuse
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desultory
adj. 1. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm 2. occurring randomly or occasionally
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deterrent
n. something that discourages or hinders
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detract
diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).
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diaphanous
transparent
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diatribe
bitter verbal attack against someone or something
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dichotomy
division into two contradictory parts
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diffidence
shyness; lack of confidence
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diffuse
to spread out
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digression
the act of straying from the main point
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dirge
funeral hymn
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disabuse
to free from a misconception
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discerning
perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement
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discern
to perceive something obscure
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discomfit
to make uneasy; disconcert
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discordant
not in tune
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discredit
dishonor; disgrace; cause to doubted
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discrepancy
difference between
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discretion
circumspection; freedom to act on one's own
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disinterested
objective; unprejudiced
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disjointed
lacking a coherent sequence or connection
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dismiss
put away from consideration; reject
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disparage
regard or represent as being of little worth
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disparate
dissimilar; essentially different in kind; not able to be compared
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dissemble
to pretend; conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs
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disseminate
to spread; scatter; disperse
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dissident
a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state
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dissolution
1. the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body
2. debauched living; dissipation
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dissipation
1. overindulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipated living, debauchery
2. the squandering of money, energy, or resources
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dissonance
discord, lack of harmony
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distend
to expand; swell out
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distrait
inattentive; preoccupied
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diverge
to vary; go in different directions from the same point
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divest
to strip; deprive; rid
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divulge
to make known something that is secret, make known (private or sensitive information).
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document
to provide with written evidence to support
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doggerel
poor verse
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dogmatic
adj. stating opinions without proof
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dormant
inactive; (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep
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dross
something regarded as worthless; rubbish
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dupe
to deceive; trick
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compulsion
1. the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint
2. an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way
