List9 Flashcards

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Champion

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V. Support militantly

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Charisma

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N. divine gift

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Charlatan

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N. quack, pretender to knowledge

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Chary

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Cautious, sparing or

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Chasm

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N. abyss

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Chassis

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N. framework or working parts of an automobile

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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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Chastise

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V. Punish

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Checkered

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Adj. marked by changes in fortune

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Cherubic

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Adj. angelic, innocent-looking

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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

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Chisel

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V. Swindle or cheat

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Chivalrous

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Adj. courteous, faithful, brave

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Choleric

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Adj. hot-tempered

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Chortle

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V. Chuckle with delight

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Churlish

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Adj. boorish, rude

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Cipher

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N. secret code

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Cipher

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N. worthless people or thing

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Circuitous

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Adj. roundabout

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Circumlocution

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N. indirect expression

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Circumscribe

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Limit, confine

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Circumspect

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Prudent, cautious

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Circumvent

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Outwit, baffle

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Cistern

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Reservoir or water tank

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Citadel

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Fortress

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Clairvoyant

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Having foresight

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Clamber

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Climb by crawling

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Clamor

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Noise

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Clangorous

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Loud, resounding noise

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Clapper

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Striker(tongue)of a bell

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Clasp

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Fastening device, firm grip

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of being locked in

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Cleave

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Split or sever, cling to, remain faithful to

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Cleft

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Split

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Clemency

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Disposition to be lenient; mildness;

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Clench

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Close tightly; grasp

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Cliche

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Phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

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Clientele

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Body of customers

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Clip

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Section of filmed material

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Clique

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Small exclusive group

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Cloister

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Monastery or convent

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Clout

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Great influence(especially political or social)

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Clump

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Cluster or close group(of bushes, trees)

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Coagulate

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Thicken, congeal,clot

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Coalesce

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Combine, fuse

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Coalition

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Partnership,league,union

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Codicil

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Supplement to the body of awill

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Codify

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Arrange(laws,rules)as a code

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Coercion

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Use of force to get someone to obey

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Cogent

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Convincing

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Cogitate

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Think over

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Cognate

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Related linguistically,allied by blood, similar or akin in nature

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Coiffure

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Hairstyle

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Collage

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Work of art put together from fragment

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Collate

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Examine in order to verify authenticity, arrange in order

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Collateral

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Security given for loan

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Collusion

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Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme

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Colossal

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Huge

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Comatose

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A coma, extremely sleepy

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Combustible

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Easily burned

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Comely

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Attractive, agreeable

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Comeuppance

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Rebuke, deserts

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Commensurate

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Equal in extent

67
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Commodious

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Spacious and comfortable

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Communal

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Held in common

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Compact

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Contract

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Compatible

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Harmonious

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Compelling

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Overpowering, irresistible in effect

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Complacency

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Self-satisfaction

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Complaisant

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Trying to please

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Complicity

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Participation, involvement

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Composure

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Mental calmness

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Compound

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Combine, constitute, pay interest, increase

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Compress

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Dose, squeeze

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Comprise

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Include,consist of

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Compunction

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Remorse

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Concave

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Hollow

81
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Concede

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Admit, yield

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Conceit

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Vanity of self-love, whimsical idea,extravagant metaphor

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Concentric

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Having a common center