Word List 9 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Champion

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Support militantly

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Chary

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Cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

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Chasm

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Abyss

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Chassis

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Framework and working parts of an automobile

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Chaste

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Pure; virginal; modest

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Chasten

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Discipline; punish in order to correct

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Chastise

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Punish

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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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Chicanery

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Trickery; deception

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Chide

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Scold

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Chimerical

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Highly unrealistic; imaginative

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Chisel

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Swindle or cheat

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Chivalrous

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Courteous, faithful, brave

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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

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Nonentity; worthless person or thing

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Circuitous

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Roundabout

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Circumscribe

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Limit; confine

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Circumspect

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Prudent; cautious

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Circumvent

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Outwit; baffle

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Cistern

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Reservoir or water tank

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Citadel

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Fortress

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Clairvoyant

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Having foresight; fortuneteller

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Clamor

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Noise

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Clangor

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Loud, resounding noise

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Cleave

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Split or sever; remain faithful to

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Cleft

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Split

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Clemency

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Disposition to be lenient; mildness

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Clench

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Close tightly

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Climactic

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Relating to the highest point

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Clime

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Region, climate

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Cloister

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Monastery or convent

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Clout

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Great influence

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Cloying

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Distasteful; excessively sweet or sentimental

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Clump

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Cluster or close groups

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Coagulate

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Thicken; congeal

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Coalesce

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Combine; fuse

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Coalition

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Partnership; league

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Coddle

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To treat gently

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Codicil

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Supplement to the body of a will

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Codify

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Arrange as a code; classify

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Cogent

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Convincing

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Cogitate

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Think over

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Cognate

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Related linguistically

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Cognitive

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Having to do with knowing or perceiving

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Cognizance

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Knowledge

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Cohere

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Stick together

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Coiffure

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Hairstyle

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Coin

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Invent or fabricate

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Colander

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Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining