Word List 12 Flashcards

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Counterpart

A

A thing that completes another

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2
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Coup

A

Highly successful action or sudden attack

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3
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Courier

A

Messenger

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4
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Covenant

A

Agreement

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5
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Covert

A

Secret; hidden

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6
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Covetous

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Avaricious; eagerly desirous of

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7
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Cow

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Terrorize; intimidate

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8
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Cower

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Shrink quivering, as from fear

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9
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Coy

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Shy; modest

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10
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Cozen

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Cheat; hoodwink

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11
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Crabbed

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Sour; peevish

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12
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Craftiness

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Slyness; trickiness

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13
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Crass

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Very unrefined; grossly insensible

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14
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Craven

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Cowardly

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15
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Credence

A

Belief

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16
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Credo

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Creed

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17
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Credulity

A

Belief on slight evidence

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18
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Creed

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System of religious or ethical belief

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19
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Crest

A

Highest point of a hill

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20
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Crestfallen

A

Dejected; dispirited

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21
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Crevice

A

Crack; fissure

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22
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Cringe

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Shrink back, as if in fear

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23
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Criterion

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Standard used in judging

24
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Crotchety

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Eccentric; whimsical

25
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Crux

A

Crucial point

26
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Crypt

A

Secret recess or vault

27
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Cryptic

A

Mysterious; hidden

28
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Cull

A

Pick out; reject

29
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Culminate

A

Attain the highest point

30
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Culpable

A

Deserving blame

31
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Cumbersome

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Heavy; hard to manage

32
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Cupidity

A

Greed

33
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Curmudgeon

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Churlish; miserly individual

34
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Cursory

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Casual; hastily done

35
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Cynosure

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The object of general attention

36
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Dabble

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Work at in a non-serious fashion

37
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Dais

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Raised platform for guests of honor

38
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Dank

A

Damp

39
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Dapper

A

Neat and trim

40
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Dappled

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Spotted

41
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Daub

A

Smear

42
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Daunt

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Intimidate; frighten

43
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Dauntless

A

bold

44
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Deadlock

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Standstill; stalemate

45
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Deadpan

A

Wooden; impersonal

46
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Dearth

A

Scarcity

47
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Debacle

A

Sudden downfall; complete disaster

48
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Debase

A

Reduce in quality or value; degrade

49
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Debauch

A

Corrupt; seduce from virtue

50
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Debilitate

A

Weaken; enfeeble

51
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Debonair

A

Friendly; aiming to please

52
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Debris

A

Rubble

53
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debunk

A

Expose as false; exaggerated

54
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Debutante

A

Young woman making formal entrance into society

55
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Decadence

A

Decay

56
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Decapitate

A

Behead

57
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Decelerate

A

Slow down