1
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Cacophony
A
Harsh sounding mixture of words
2
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Cadence
A
Rhythm
3
Q
Cajole
A
To persuade someone to do something
4
Q
Callow
A
Immature
5
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Candor
A
Truthfulness
6
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Capitalism
A
An economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens
7
Q
Capitulate
A
To surrender
8
Q
Capricious
A
Unpredictable
9
Q
Caricature
A
A description that is exaggerated
10
Q
Castigate
A
To criticize severely
11
Q
Catalyst
A
Something that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed
12
Q
Categorical
A
Absolute
13
Q
Catharsis
A
Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
14
Q
Catholic
A
Universal
15
Q
Caustic
A
Like acid
16
Q
Celibacy
A
Abstinence from sex
17
Q
Censure
A
To condemn severly for doing something bad
18
Q
Cerebral
A
Brainy
19
Q
Chagrin
A
Humiliation
20
Q
Charisma
A
A magical seeming ability
21
Q
Charlatan
A
Fraud
22
Q
Chasm
A
A deep gaping hole
23
Q
Chastise
A
To discipline
24
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Chicanery
A
Trickery
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Chimera
An illusion
26
Choleric
Hot-tempered
27
Chronic
Lasting a long time
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Chronicle
A record of events in order of time
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Circuitous
Not following a direct path
30
Circumlocution
An indirect expression
31
Circumscribe
to draw a line around
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Circumspect
Cautious
33
Circumvent
To frustrate as through by surrounding
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Civil
Polite
35
Clemency
Mercy
36
Cliche
An overused saying or idea
37
Clique
An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
38
Coalesce
To come together as one
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Coerce
To force someone to do or not to do something
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Cogent
Powerfully convincing
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Cognitive
Mental
42
Cognizant
Aware
43
Coherent
Holding together
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Colloquial
Conversational
45
Collusion
Conspiracy
46
Commensurate
Equal
47
Compelling
Forceful
48
Compendium
A summary
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Complacent
Self-satisfied
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Complement
To complete or fill up
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Complicity
participation in wrongdoing
52
Comprehensive
Covering everything
53
Comprise
To consist of
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Conciliatory
Making peace
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Concise
Brief and to the point
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Concord
Agreement
57
Concurrent
Happening at the same time
58
Condescend
To patronize
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Condone
To overlook
60
Conducive
Promoting
61
Congenial
Pleasant
62
Confluence
A flowing together
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Congenital
Innate
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Congregate
To come together
65
Conjecture
To guess
66
Conjure
To summon or bring into being as if by magic
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Connoisseur
An expert
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Consecrate
To make or declare sacred
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Consensus
General agreement
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Consonant
In agreement
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Construe
To interpret
72
Consummate
Perfect
73
Contentious
Quarrelsome
74
Contiguous
Side by side
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Contingent
Dependent
76
Contrite
Admitting guilt
77
Contrived
Artificial
78
Conventional
Common
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Convivial
Festive
80
Copious
Plentiful
81
Corollary
Something that follows
82
Corroborate
To confirm
83
Cosmopolitan
Internationally sophisticated
84
Countenance
Facial expression
85
Coup
A brilliant victory
86
Covenant
A contract
87
Covert
Secret
88
Covet
To wish for enviously
89
Credulous
Eager to believe
90
Criterion
Standard
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Cryptic
Mysterious
92
Culinary
Relating to cooking
93
Culminate
To reach full affect
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Culpable
Guilty
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Cursory
Hasty
96
Curtail
To shorten
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Cynic
One who deeply distrusts human nature
