Vocab Lesson 5 & 6 Flashcards

1
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Cajole

A

To persuade by pleasant words or false promises.

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2
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Callous

A

Unfeeling, insensitive

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3
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Capitulate

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To surrender, to cease resisting

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4
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Capricious

A

Changeable, fickle

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5
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Carping

A

Complaining

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6
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Catalyst

A

Someone or something that brings about a change

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7
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Catharsis

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An emotional purification or relief

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8
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Caustic

A

Stinging, biting

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9
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Celestial

A

Having to do with the heavens, divine

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10
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Chastise

A

To criticize severely

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11
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Chimerical

A

Absurd, wildly fanciful

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12
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Chronic

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Lasting a long time, constant

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13
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Circumspect

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Careful

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14
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Clairvoyant

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Having exceptional insight

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15
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Clandestine

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Secret

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16
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Clemency

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Mercy, mildness

17
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Coalesce

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To grow together, to combine

18
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Censure

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To blame, to criticize adversely

18
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Colloquial

A

Conversational, used in informal speech or writing.

19
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Commiserate

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To sympathize with, to feel sorrow for another’s suffering.