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1
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cache

A

a hiding place; stockpile

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cacophony

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a jarring, unpleasant noise

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cadent

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having rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

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cajole

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to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery

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callous

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emotionally hardened; unfeeling

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calumny

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a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

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candid

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straightforward

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cantankerous

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ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable

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capacious

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roomy

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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captious

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hypercritical; tending to find fault or raise petty objections

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castigate

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to inflict severe punishment on

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cataclysmic

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severely desructive

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catalyst

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something that provokes or speeds up significant change, especially without being affected by the consequences

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cathartic

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causing relaxation after an emotional outburst

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caucus

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a closed committee within a political party; a private committee meeting

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caustic

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biting, sarcastic

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cavort

A

jump or dance around excitedly

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cede

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to surrender possession of something

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celerity

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speed, haste

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censorious

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critical; tending to blame and condemn

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censure

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to criticize severely; blame

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certitude

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absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case

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cessation

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a temporary or complete halt

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chary

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watchful, cautious; extremely shy

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chicanery

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a trick; deception by trickery

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chimerical

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fanciful; imaginary, impossible

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chronic

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persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

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circuitous

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indirect, roundabout

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circumscribe

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to draw a circle around; to restrict

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circumspect

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showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration; prudent

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32
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circumvent

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to go around; avoid

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clandestine

A

done secretively, especially to deceive; surreptitious

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cloying

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sickly sweet; excessive

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coagulate

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to clot; to cause to thicken

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36
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coerce

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to force

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cogent

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logically forceful; compelling, convincing

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colloquial

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characteristic of informal speech

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commodity

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something that is bought and sold

40
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commute

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to change a penalty to a less severe one

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compendious

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concise

42
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complacent

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self-satisfied, smug

43
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complement

A

something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection

44
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compliant

A

submissive, yielding

45
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complicity

A

the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

46
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conciliatory

A

appeasing; soothing; pleasant

47
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concomitant

A

existing concurrently

48
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concord

A

aggreement

49
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concur

A

to agree; to be of the same opinion

50
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condole

A

to grieve; to express sympathy

51
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condone

A

accept and allow to continue

52
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confer

A

grant and bestow

53
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conflagration

A

an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

54
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confluence

A

the place where streams meet

55
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congenial

A

pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own

56
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conglomeration

A

a rounded spherical form

57
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conjecture

A

a guess

58
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conjure

A

make (something) appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic

59
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consanguineous

A

having the same lineage or ancestry; related by blood

60
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conscript

A

to force into military service

61
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consonance

A

agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions

62
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conspicuous

A

easy to notice; obvious

63
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conscript

A

to force into military service

64
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consonance

A

agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions

65
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conspicuous

A

easy to notice; obvious

66
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consternation

A

panic

67
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constituent

A

component, part; citizen, voter

68
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constraint

A

something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds

69
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contemptuous

A

scornful; expressing contempt

70
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contentious

A

quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent

71
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contiguous

A

sharing an edge or boundary; touching

72
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continence

A

self-control, self-restraint

73
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convalesce

A

to recover gradually from an illness

74
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convergence

A

the state of separate elements joining or coming together

75
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convivial

A

devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking

76
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corollary

A

a proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration

77
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copious

A

plentiful; having a large quantity

78
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coquette

A

a flirtatious woman

79
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cosmopolitan

A

common to all the world

80
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corpulent

A

obese

81
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corroborate

A

to strengthen, as proof or conviction

82
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courtier

A

a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, esp. one that is exclusive of other people

83
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coterie

A

an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose

84
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countervail

A

to act or react with equal force

85
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courtier

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a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, esp. one that is exclusive of other people

86
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covert

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secretive, not openly shown

87
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cull

A

to select, weed out

88
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culpable

A

guilty

89
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curtail

A

reduce in extent or quantity; restrict

90
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curative

A

able to cure something, typically a disease

91
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curt

A

abrupt, short with words

92
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curative

A

something that cures; a remedy

93
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curative

A

something that cures; a remedy

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