Pack 6 Flashcards

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Bucolic

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relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

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Buoyancy

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an optimistic and cheerful disposition

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Calamitous

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involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous.

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Callous

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feeling or showing no sympathy for others

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Calumny

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a false and slanderous statement.

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Canny

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having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters.

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Canonize

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treat or regard as being above reproach or of great significance.

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Caprice

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a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

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Catastrophe

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an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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Cerebral

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intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

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Check

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stop or slow down the progress of (something undesirable).

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Cherish

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protect and care for (someone) lovingly

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Circumscribe

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restrict (something) within limits

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Circumstantial

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pointing indirectly toward someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it.

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Clangor

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a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

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