| Term | Definition |
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cache |
A hiding place; stash pile |
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cacophony |
An unpleasant, jarring noise |
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calumny |
A false and harmful accusation; misrepresentation |
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cantankerous |
Having a difficult, stubborn, uncooperative personality |
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captious |
The tendency to mention the faults; intending to confuse in an argument |
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cataclysmic |
Extremely destructive; catastrophic |
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catalyst |
Some that speeds up and promotes significant changes, without being affected by any consequences |
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caucus |
A restricted committee within a political party; a private committee conference |
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caustic |
Biting; sarcastic |
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cede |
To surrender possession of something |
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celerity |
Speed; haste |
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censorous |
Tending to accuse and condemn; critical |
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certitude |
Assurance |
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cessation |
A temporary or permanent halt or pause |
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chary |
Vigilant, wary; very shy |
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chimerical |
Whimsical; imaginary, impossible |
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circuitous |
Indirect; roundabout |
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circumvent |
To avoid; go around |
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cloying |
Sappy; sickly sweet; excessive |
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coagulate |
To clot; cause to thicken |
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cogent |
Forceful logically; compelling or convincing |
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colloquial |
Informal wording or speech |
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commute |
To change a punishment to a less severe one. (I. "Scooter" Libby) |
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complacent |
Smug; self-satisfied |
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compliant |
Yielding; cooperative |
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concomitant |
Existing or occuring alongside something else |
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concord |
Agreement |
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condole |
To grieve for; to express sympathy |
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conflagration |
Large, destructive fire |
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confluence |
The act of two things flowing together; the junction or meeting place where the two meet |
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consanguineous |
Having the same ancestry; blood-related |
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consternation |
An increse of fear/dismay |
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constituent |
Component/part; citizen, voter |
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constraint |
Something that restricts or stops within bounds |
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contemptuous |
Scornful; expressing contempt |
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contentious |
Quarrelsome; disagreeable; uncooperative |
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contiguous |
Sharing a boundary; neighboring |
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continence |
Self-control; restraint |
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convalesce |
To gradually recuperate from an illness/injury |
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convergence |
The state when several substances combine or join together |
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coquette |
A flirtatious woman |
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coterie |
An close group of people with a similar purpose or intention |
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countervail |
To act or react with equal force |
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covert |
Secretive, not openly shown |
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cull |
To select; single out |
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cumulative |
Increasing; collective |
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curt |
Abrupt; terse; short with words |