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persiafreshteh on February 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity |
| bequeath | to hand down, to give or to leave in a will |
| blanch | to take the color out of, to bleach, to make white |
| blasphemous | irreverent, profane |
| boisterous | rowdy, rough, and stormy |
| bulwark | a strong defense or something that defends |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| capricious | changing suddenly, fickle |
| censure | to blame or to condemn |
| chagrin | vexation through humiliation, hurt pride, or disappointment |
| charlatan | one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack |
| chide | to voice disapproval, to scold |
| chimera | a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting |
| cognizant | aware, having knowledge |
| colloquial | informal (speech) |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied |
| compliance | a yielding; acquiescence |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| congenial | characterized by friendly sociability |
| conjecture | an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by surmise or guesswork |
| consecrate | to dedicate or to declare sacred |
| constrict | to tighten or to make narrow |
| coquette | a woman who flirts with men without sincere affection |
| corporeal | relating to a physical, material body; tangible and palpable |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
| culpable | deserving blame; guilty |
| cumbersome | difficult to handle; unwieldy |
| cursory | superficial, casual, hastily done |
| cynical | given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm; exhibiting mocking disbelief |
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