Word List 12 Flashcards

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Cozen

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Cheat, swindle

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Cow

Verb

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Terrorise, intimidate

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Crabbed

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Sour, peevish

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Credence

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Belief

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Credo

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Creed

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Creed

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System of religious or ethical belief.

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Crotchety

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Eccentric, whimsical

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Crux

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Crucial point

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Crypt

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Secret recess or vault usually used for burial.

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Cull

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Pick out, reject

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

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Cupidity

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Greed

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Curmudgeon

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Churlish, miserly individual

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Cynosure

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Object of general attention.

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Dank

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Damp

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Dapper

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Neat and trim

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Dappled

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Spotted

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Daub

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Smear

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Dearth

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Scarcity

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Debacle

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Sudden downfall, complete disaster.

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Debase

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Reduce in quality or value.

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Debauch

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Corrupt

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Debilitate

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Weaken, enfeeble

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Debonair

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Aiming to please

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Debunk

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Expose as false, exaggerated, worthless

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Debutante

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A young woman making formal entrance into society

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Decadence

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Decay