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Chary

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Adj. Cautious; Sparing or restrained about giving

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Charlatan

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N. Quack; pretender to knowledge

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Chaste

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Adj. Pure; virginal; modest

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Chasten

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V. Discipline; punish in order to correct

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Chauvinist

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N. Blindly devoted patriot

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Checkered

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Adj. Marked by changes in fortune

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Chicanery

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N. Trickery; deception

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Chimerical

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Adj. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

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Chisel

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V. Swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel

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Choleric

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Adj. Hot-tempered

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Chronic

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Adj. Long established as a disease

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Cipher

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N. Non-entity; worthless person or thing

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Circuitous

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Adj. Roundabout

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Circumlocution

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N. Indirect or roundabout expression

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Circumscribe

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V. Limit; confine

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Circumspect

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Adj. Prudent; cautious

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Circumvent

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V. Outwit; baffle

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clandestine

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Adj. Secret

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Clangor

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N. Loud, resounding noise

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Cleave

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V. Split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to

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Cleft

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N. Split

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Clemency

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N. Disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather

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Clime

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N. Region; climate

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Cloister

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N. Monastery or convent

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Clout

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N. Great influence (especially political or social)

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Cloying

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Adj. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental

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Coagulate

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V. Thicken; congeal; clot

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Coalesce

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V. Combine; fuse

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Codify

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V. Arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify

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Cogent

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Adj. Convincing

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Cogitate

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V. Think over

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Cognate

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Adj. Related linguistically; Allied by blood; similar or akin in nature

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Cognizance

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N. Knowledge

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Cohere

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V. Stick together

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Cohesion

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N. Tendency to keep together

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Coiffure

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N. Hairstyle

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