| Term | Definition |
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callow |
immature, lacking sofistication |
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capitulate |
to surrender, submit completely |
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catharsis |
purification, cleansing |
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catholic |
universal, broad and comprehensive |
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cavalier |
carefree, happy, apathetic |
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chagrin |
shame, embarrassment, humiliation |
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chicanery |
trickery, fraud, deception |
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choleric |
easily angered, short-tempered |
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collateral |
accompanying, additional |
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collusion |
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy |
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commodious |
roomy, spacious |
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complaisant |
likely to acquiesce, inclined to oblige |
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complicity |
knowing partnership in wrongdoing, state of accomplice |
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compunction |
feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret |
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concede |
to yield to |
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conjure |
to evoke, to cast a spell |
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consonant |
consistent with, agrees with |
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construe |
to interpret or explain |
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consummate |
accomplished, complete, perfect |
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continence |
self-control |