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Word List 2 Flashcards

1
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Buckle

A

To crumple, to fasten

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Cadge

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To beg, or get by begging

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Cajole

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Coax, persude by flattery or deceit

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Calumny

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Slander, aspersion

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5
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Candidate

A

seeker of office

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Canoodle

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To cuddle and kiss amorously

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Cant

A

Jargon, insincere talk

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8
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Canvass

A

To request votes from electors

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9
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Capital

A

Involving death

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Capricious

A

Guided by whim, inconstant

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11
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Carapace

A

Shell, protective layer or attitude

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12
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Cardsharp

A

Professional cheater at cards

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13
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Caress

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To stroke gently

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14
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Castigation

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Severe punishment

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15
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Caustic

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Sarcastic, biting

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16
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Censure

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Expression of blame, a rebuke

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17
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Chary

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Cautious, wary

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18
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Chastisement

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Punishment

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19
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Chauvanist

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a blindly devoted patriot

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Chivalrous

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Courteous

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Churl

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a bad-tempered person

22
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Close

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Intimate, confining

23
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Coalescing

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To come together, uniting a substance as one

24
Q

Cog

A

a tooth on a gear wheel, one who plays a vital but minor role

25
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Cohere

A

To hold together

26
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Coif

A

Tight fitting cap, hairstyle

27
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Col

A

short ridge connecting 2 mountains

28
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Collusion

A

have an alliance

29
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Compact

A

Formal agreement, a small case for carrying cosmetics

30
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Complacent

A

Self-satisfied

31
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Concierge

A

A hotel service person who assists people with special arrangements

32
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Confound

A

Bewilder, confuse

33
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Conjugal

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Marital

34
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Contemporaries

A

Alive at the same time

35
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Contritely

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Humbly, with remorse, regret

36
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Corollary

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Direct result, consiquence

37
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Cos

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Lettuce with large dark green leaves

38
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Digmix

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An unpleasant, uncomfortable, or dire occupation unwelcome duty

39
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Kex

A

Dried hemlock

40
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Kheda

A

An enclosure for capturing wild elephants

41
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Mansuetude

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Tameness; sweetness of temper

42
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Meniscus

A

The curved upper surface of liquid in a tube

43
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Mesothesis

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That which is put in the middle to serve as a balance

44
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Mulm

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The organic sediment that settles at the bottom of an aquarium

45
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Musnud

A

The cushioned throne of an Indian prince

46
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Myocide

A

An agent that kills mould

47
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Nigroglobulate

A

To blackball

48
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Noria

A

An apparatus for raising water, made up of buckets attached to a wheel

49
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Nummamorous

A

Money loving

50
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Ogygian

A

Incomparably ancient,antediluvian

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