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Vocab #5
Bu-Co
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English
11th Grade
03/17/2009

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Bursar
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a treasurer or keeper of funds
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Cache
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a hiding place; stockpile
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cacophony
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a jarring, unpleasant noise
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calumny
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A false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
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cantankerous
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having difficult, uncooperative, or stubborn disposition
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captious
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marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults, intended to confuse in an argument
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cataclysmic
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severely destructive
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catalyst
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something that provokes or speeds up significant change;especially without being affected by the consequences
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caucus
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a closed committee within a political party; a private committee meeting
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caustic
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biting; sarcastic
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cede
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to surrender possession of somtething
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celerity
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speed, haste
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censorious
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critical; tending to blame and condemn
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certitude
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assurance; freedom from doubt
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cessation
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a temporary or complete halt
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chary
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watchful cautious; extremely shy
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chimerical
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fanciful; imaginary, impossible
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circuitous
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indirect, roundabout
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circumvent
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to go around; avoid
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cloying
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sickly sweet; excessive
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coagulate
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to clot; to cause to thicken
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cogent
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logically forceful; compelling, convincing
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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commute
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to change a penalty to a less severe one
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complacent
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self-satisfied, smug
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