Word List 8 Flashcards by Heather Succar | Brainscape

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cajole

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coax, wheedle

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calamity

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disaster, misery

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calculated

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delibeately planned

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caliber

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ability quality

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callous

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hardened, unfeeling

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callow

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youthful, immature, inmeexperienced

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cameo

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shell or jewel cared in relief, star’s special apperance in a minor role in a film

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camouflage

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disguise, conceal

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candor

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frankness, open honesty

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cantankerous

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il-humuored, irritable

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capacious

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spacious

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capacity

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greatest amount that something can produce\hold

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capricious

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unpredictable, fickle, fanciful

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caption

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title, chapter-heading

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captivate

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charm or enthrall

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cardinal

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chief

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caricature

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exaggerated picture

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carnivorous

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meat-eating

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carping

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finding fault

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castigate

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criticize severely, punish

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casualty

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serious or fatal accident

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cataclysm

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violent upheaval

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catalyst

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agent that brings about a chemical change

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catastrophhe

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calamity, disaster

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categorical

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withhout exeptions

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cater to

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supply somethhing desired

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catharsis

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release of suppressed emotional tensions

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catholic

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wide range of interests

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caucus

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private meeting of members of a party

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causal

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implying a cause-efffect relationship

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caustuc

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burning, sarcatically biting

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cavil

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make frivolous objections

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cede

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yield

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celebrated

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well known, famous

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censor

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overseer of morals, person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks

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censorious

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critical

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censure

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blame, criticize

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centrifugal

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away ffrom cente

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centripedal

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toward center

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ceremonious

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marked by formality

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certitude

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certainty

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cessation

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stoppage

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cession

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yielding to another

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chagrin

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vexation, disaapointment

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chameleon

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lizard that changes color

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champion

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support militantly

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chaotic

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utter disorder

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charismatic

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compellingly charming

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charlatan

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pretender to knowledge

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chary

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cautious , sparing or restrained about giving