Words starting from letter C Flashcards

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Cackle

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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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Calming

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making someone feel less anxious and scared

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Camouflage

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remain unnoticed by merging with the background

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Cannibal

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living creature that eats its own species

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Capabilities

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abilities

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Casting

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throwing, shedding

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Catalogue

A

detailed description of different things

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Celebrity

A

well-known person

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Certain

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definite and unavoidable

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Chaos

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complete disorder

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Charged

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given 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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16
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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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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
does not blend in with
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Clasped
hands pressed together in a tight grip
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Clasping
holding together tightly
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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, (idiomatic) 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
capable
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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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Conscientiously
carefully
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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
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Cowering
cringing, moving away or making oneself as small as possible(in fear)
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Coyly
shyly
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Creativity
cleverness of inventing things and thinking of new ideas
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Cresando
sound that gradually becomes louder as excitement mounts
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Cresting
flying/gliding at the top of
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Cringing
cowering, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)
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Crouched
stooped low
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Crouching
stooping low
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Crudely
without finesse or polish
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Cruising
moving leisurely
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Cubist
geometric abstract art
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Culprits
guilty persons
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Curious
inquisitive, eager to find out what is happening around him
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Cyan
greenish-blue
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Cynical
skeptical, disbelieving in the possibility of good in others