Vocab Lesson 5 & 6 Flashcards
1
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Cajole
A
To persuade by pleasant words or false promises.
2
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Callous
A
Unfeeling, insensitive
3
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Capitulate
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To surrender, to cease resisting
4
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Capricious
A
Changeable, fickle
5
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Carping
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Complaining
6
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Catalyst
A
Someone or something that brings about a change
7
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Catharsis
A
An emotional purification or relief
8
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Caustic
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Stinging, biting
9
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Celestial
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Having to do with the heavens, divine
10
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Chastise
A
To criticize severely
11
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Chimerical
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Absurd, wildly fanciful
12
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Chronic
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Lasting a long time, constant
13
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Circumspect
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Careful
14
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Clairvoyant
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Having exceptional insight
15
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Clandestine
A
Secret
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
A
To blame, to criticize adversely
18
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Colloquial
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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.
