WORD POWER Starting with "C" Flashcards

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Crackle

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Loud crackling call, usually from a bird

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Cacophony

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Loud and discordant sounds

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Calmed

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Reduced a person’s fears

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Camouflage

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Remain unnoticed by merging with the background

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5
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Cannibal

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Living creature that eats its own species abilities

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Capablities

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Abilities

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Casting

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Throwing, shedding

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Catalogue

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Detailed description of different things

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Celebrity

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Well-known person

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Certain

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Definite and avoidable

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Choas

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Complete disorder

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12
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Charged

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Giving the responsibility

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Chastised

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Scolded

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Chauffeured

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Driven by a professional driver

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15
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Chemotherapy

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The use of drugs to control and try to cure cancer

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Cherished

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Prized

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Cherubic

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Angelic

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Chilling

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(literal) very cold, (idiomatic) very frightening

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19
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Chorused

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Said together

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Churning

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Moving about violently usually in a circular manner

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Citing

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Mentioning as an example to support something

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Clad

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Dressed, wearing

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Claimed

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Resulted in the loss

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Clashing

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Does not blend in with

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Clasped
Hands pressed together in a tight grip
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Close shave
Near miss, narrow escape
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Clucked disapprovingly
Made small sounds showing dislike for what he sees
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Comforted
Reassured and made himself feel better
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Commanding
(literal) authoritative, decisive and clear
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Commendation
Praise for achievement
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Commitment
Devotion and attention
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Commotion
Loud noises
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Communal
Shared
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Competent
Capble
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Concentration
Total attention
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Confirmed
Proved correct
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Confused
Not being able to think clearly
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Congratulate
Praise for achievements
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Conned
Tricked
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Conquer
Overcome
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Conscientious
Hardworking
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Cynical
Skeptical, disbelieving in the possibility of good in others
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Cyan
Greenish-blue
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Curious
Inquisitive, eager to find out what is happening around him
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Culprits
Guilty persons
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Cubist
Geometric abstract art
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Cruising
Moving leisurely
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Crudely
Without finesse or polish
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Crouching
Stooping low
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Crouched
Stooped low
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Cringing
Cowering, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)
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Cresting
Flying/Gliding at the top of
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Crescendo
Sound that gradually becomes louder as excitement mounts
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Creativity
Cleverness of inventing things and thinking of new ideas
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Coyly
Shyly
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Cowering
Cowering, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)
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Conservative
Tradition-bound
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Conserve
Save
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Constant
Continuous
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Contorted
Twisted out of the usual shape
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Contrary
Opposite
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Convicted
Found guilty by the court
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Convincing
Believable
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Corrugated
Having folds (so that it is stronger)
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Corruption
Illegal acceptance of money in exchange for favours
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Counterparts
Similar goods
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Courageous
Extremely brave