Word List 8 Flashcards

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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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cerebration

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thought

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4
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certitude

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certainty

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5
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cessation

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stoppage

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6
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cession

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yielding (something) to another; ceding

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7
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chagrin

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vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment

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champion

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support militantly

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9
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charlatan

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quack; pretender to knowledge

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10
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chary

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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

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11
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chasm

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abyss

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12
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chaste

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pure; virginal; modest

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13
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chasten

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correct by punishment or scolding; restrain; rebuke

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14
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chastise

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punish or scold; reprimand

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15
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chauvinist

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blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause

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check

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stop motion; curb or restrain

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checkered

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marked by changes in fortune

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cherubic

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angelic; innocent-looking

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chicancery

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trickery; deception

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chide

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chimerical

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fantastically improbably; highly unrealistic

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choleric

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hot-tempered

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chortle

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chuckle with delight

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churlish

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boorish; rude

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cipher
nonentity; worthless person or thing secret code
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circuitous
roundabout
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circumlocution
unnecessarily wordy and indirect speech; evasive language
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circumscribe
limit narrowly; confine or restrict; define
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circumspect
prudent; cautious
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circumvent
outwit; battle
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citadel
fortress
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clairvoyant
having foresight; fortuneteller
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clamber
climb by crawling
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clamor
noise
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clandestine
secret
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clangor
loud, resounding noise
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cleave
split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
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clemency
disposition to be lenient; mindless, as of the weather
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clime
region; climate
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clout
great influence (especially political or social)
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cloying
distasteful (because excessive; excessively sweet or sentimental
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coagulate
thicken; congeal; clot
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coalesce
combine; fuse