Letter C Flashcards by van vinnce | Brainscape

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Cajole (v)

-> cajolery

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Fool with flattery or false promises

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Cacophony

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Harshness of sound

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Candor = frankness

-> candid (adj)

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Honesty

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Capacious

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Roomy

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Capitulate (capital late)

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Surrended

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Capricious (adj)

-> caprice (n)

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Unpredictable

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Castigate = chastise = chasten

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Punish

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Caustic

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Burning either with chemicals or sarcasm

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Celerity

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Speed

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Censure

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Criticize

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Choler (collar)

-> choleric (adj)

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Anger

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Circumscribe

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Draw a line around

Define limit

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Circumspect

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Cautious

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Clemency

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Mercy

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Cloister

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A place of seclusion

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Coalesce

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Unite

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Coerce

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Force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him

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Complacent (come play, cent)

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Self-satisfied

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Compliant

-> comply (v)

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Obeying

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Composure

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Calmness

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Concede (corn seed)

-> concession

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Admit reluctantly

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Concise

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Short and to the point

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Concur

-> concurrence

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Agree

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Condone

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Overlook, excuse

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Confound

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Confuse someone else

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Consonance

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Harmony

Agreement

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Consummate (consume mate)

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Complete or make whole

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Contend

-> contentious (adj)

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Argue a point or position

Struggle for

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Contingent

-> contingency

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Dependent upon other circumstances

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Contract

> contraction (n)
> contractible (adj)

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Shrink

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Conundrum (cone and drum)

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Mystery

Riddle

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Converge (can merge)

> convergence (n)
> convergent (adj)

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Meet at a common point

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Conviction

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Strong held opinion

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Convivial (carnival)

-> conviviality (n)

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Fond of parties

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Copious

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In large quantity

Abundant

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Cordial

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Friendly

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Corporeal

connect with: corporation, corpse, corpulent

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Having to do with the body or physical world

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Corroborate

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Support with evidence

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Criteria

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Requirement or standard used to make a decision

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Cryptic

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Hidden, secret

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Culpable

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Guilty

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Cupidity

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Greed especially for money

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Cursory

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Quickly and incompletely done