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Cackle

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Loud cracking call, usually from a bird

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Ccophony

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Loud and discordant sounds

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Calmed

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Reduced a person’s fears

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Calming

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Making someone feel less anxious and scared

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Camouflage

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Remain unnoticed by merging with the background

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Cannibal

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Living creature that eats its own species

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Capabilities

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Abilities

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Casting

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Throwing, shedding

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Catalogue

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Detailed description of different things

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Celebrity

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Well-known person

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Certain

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Definite and unavoidable

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Chaos

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Complete disorder

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Charged

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Given the responsibility

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Chastised

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Scolded

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Chauffeured

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Driven by a professional driver

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Chemotherapy

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The use of drugs to control and try to cure cancer

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Cherished

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Prized

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Cherubic

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Angelic

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Chilling

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(Literal) very cold, (Idiomatic) very frightening

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Chorused

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Said together

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Churning

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Moving about violently usually in a circular manner

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Citing

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Mentioning as an example to support something

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Clad

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Dressed, wearing

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Claimed

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Resulted in the loss

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Clashing

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Does not blend in with

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Clasped

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Hand pressed together in a tight grip

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Clasping

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Holding together tightly

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Close shave

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Near miss, narrow escape

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Clucked disapprovingly

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Made small sounds showing dislike for what he sees

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Comforted

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Reassured and made himself feel better

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Commanding

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(Literal) authoritative, (idiomatic) decisive and clear

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Commendation

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Praise for achievement

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Commitment

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Devotion and attention

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Commotion

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Loud noises

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Communal

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Shared

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Competent

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Cpable

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Concentration

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Total attetion

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Confirmed

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Proved correct

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Confused

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Not being able to think clearly

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Congratulate

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Praise for achievements

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Conned

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Tricked

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Conquer

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Overcome

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Conscientious

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