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C's part 2
GRE
36
Communication
9th Grade
02/05/2012
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capacious
 Definition
spacious; roomy
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capitulate
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to surrender
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capricious
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erratic; impulsive
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captious
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hard to please; faultfinding
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captivate
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to capture; to charm; to fascinate
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carapace
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shell; hard, protective covering
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cardinal
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principal; cheif
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careen
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to swerve; to dip to one side
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal
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carnage
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slaughter; massacre
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carnal
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sensual; sexual
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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carouse
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to engage in a noisy, drunken party
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carp
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a type of fish; to complain
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carrion
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decaying flesh
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carte blanche
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freedom to use one's own judgment
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cartel
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association of business firms
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cartographer
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mapmaker
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cascade
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a waterfall
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caste
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social class
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castigate
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to punish
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casualty
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an accident; one who is hurt in an accident
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cataclysm
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a violent change
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catacomb
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underground burial place
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catalyst
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person or thing that speeds up a result
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cataract
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large waterfall; abnormality of the eye
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cathartic
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cleansing
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catholic
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universal; wide-ranging
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caucus
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a private meeting
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caustic
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sarcastic; severely critical; corrosive
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cauterize
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to burn
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cavalcade
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a procession; a sequence of events
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cavalier
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a haughty and casually indifferent person
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caveat
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a warning
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cavil
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to quibble; to argue
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cavort
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to leap about; to frolic
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