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Careen

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To lurch, sway from side to side

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Cardinal

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Adj. chief. The cardinal rule of vocab building is reading

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Carnal

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Fleshy

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Cataclysm

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Upheaval

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Catcall

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Shout of disapproval

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Catechism

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A book for religious instruction

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Caulk

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To make watertight by filling cracks

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Befuddle

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To confuse thoroughly, bemuse

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Belated

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Delayed. A belated reaction

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Belie

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To contradict

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Bellicose

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Aggressive, warlike

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Berate

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To scold strongly

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Bereavement

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State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

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Bereft

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Adj. Deprive of. Bereft of funds

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Beset

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To harass, trouble

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Besmirch

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To soil, defile

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Complicity

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Participation, involvement

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Compunction

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Remorse

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Concentric

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Having a common center. The target is made of concentric circles

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Concerted

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Adj. Mutually agreed on

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Contrived

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Forced, artificial, not spontaneous

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Contusion

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A bruise