page 264 vocab part 2 Flashcards
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chauvinist
A
blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause
2
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check
A
stop motion; curb or restraint
3
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checkered
A
marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortune
4
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cherubic
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angelic; innocent looking
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chicanery
A
trickery, deception
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chide
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scold; rebuke ( someone who has done wrong )
7
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chimerical
A
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic
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chip
A
lose a small piece from the surface or edge
9
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chisel
A
swindle or cheat
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chivalrous
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courteous; faithful; brave
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choice
A
delicate; of very fine quality
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choir
A
group of people who sing together
13
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choleric
A
hot tempered; bad tempered; irritable; easily angered
