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
Outwit, baffle
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Cistern
Reservoir or water tank
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Citadel
Fortress
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Clairvoyant
Having foresight
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Clamber
Climb by crawling
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Clamor
Noise
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Clandestine
Secret
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Clangorous
Loud, resounding noise
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Clapper
Striker(tongue)of a bell
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Clasp
Fastening device, firm grip
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Claustrophobia
Fear of being locked in
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Cleave
Split or sever, cling to, remain faithful to
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Cleft
Split
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Clemency
Disposition to be lenient; mildness;
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Clench
Close tightly; grasp
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Cliche
Phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
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Clientele
Body of customers
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Clip
Section of filmed material
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Clique
Small exclusive group
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Cloister
Monastery or convent
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Clout
Great influence(especially political or social)
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Clump
Cluster or close group(of bushes, trees)
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Coagulate
Thicken, congeal,clot
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Coalesce
Combine, fuse
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Coalition
Partnership,league,union
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Codicil
Supplement to the body of awill
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Codify
Arrange(laws,rules)as a code
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Coercion
Use of force to get someone to obey
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Cogent
Convincing
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Cogitate
Think over
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Cognate
Related linguistically,allied by blood, similar or akin in nature
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Coiffure
Hairstyle
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Collage
Work of art put together from fragment
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Collate
Examine in order to verify authenticity, arrange in order
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Collateral
Security given for loan
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Collusion
Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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Colossal
Huge
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Comatose
A coma, extremely sleepy
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Combustible
Easily burned
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Comely
Attractive, agreeable
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Comeuppance
Rebuke, deserts
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Commensurate
Equal in extent
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Commodious
Spacious and comfortable
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Communal
Held in common
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Compact
Contract
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Compatible
Harmonious
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Compelling
Overpowering, irresistible in effect
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Complacency
Self-satisfaction
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Complaisant
Trying to please
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Complicity
Participation, involvement
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Composure
Mental calmness
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Compound
Combine, constitute, pay interest, increase
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Compress
Dose, squeeze
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Comprise
Include,consist of
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Compunction
Remorse
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Concave
Hollow
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Concede
Admit, yield
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Conceit
Vanity of self-love, whimsical idea,extravagant metaphor
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Concentric
Having a common center