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08/12/2011

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cabal
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cadaverous
Definition
like a corpse
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cadence
Definition
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds
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cajole
Definition
coax; wheedle
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callow
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youthful; immature; inexperienced
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calorific
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heat-producing
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calumny
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malicious misrepresentation
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cameo
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shell or jewel carved in relief; stars special appearance
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canard
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unfounded rumor; exaggerated report
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canker
Definition
ulcerous sore; any evil
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canny
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shrewd; thrifty
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cant
Definition
insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
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cantata
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story set to music to be sung by a chorus
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canter
Definition
slow gallop
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canto
Definition
division of a long poem
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capacious
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spacious
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caprice
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whim
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capricious
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unpredictable, fickle
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captious
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faultfinding
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carapace
Definition
shell covering back of turtle, crab, etc
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cardinal
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chief
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carillon
Definition
a set of bells capable of being played
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carnal
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fleshy
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carousal
Definition
drunken revel
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carping
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petty criticism
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cataclysm
Definition
upheaval; deluge
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cataract
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great waterfall; eye abnormality
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categorical
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without exception
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catholic
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universal
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caucus
Definition
private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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caulk
Definition
make water tight
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cavalcade
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procession; parade
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cavalier
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casual and offhand; arrogant
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cavil
Definition
make frivolous objections
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cede
Definition
yield to, surrender formally
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celerity
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speed
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censorious
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critical
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censure
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blame; criticize
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centaur
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half man half horse
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centrifugal
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radiating
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centripetal
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tending twoard the center
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centurion
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roman army officer
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cerebration
Definition
thought
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ceremonious
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marked by formality
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cession
Definition
yielding to another; ceding
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chaff
Definition
worthless products of an endevour
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chaffing
Definition
bantering; joking
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chagrin
Definition
vexation
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champion
Definition
support militantly
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charisma
Definition
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal
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charlatan
Definition
quack; pretender to knowledge
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chary
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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chase
Definition
ornament a metal surface by indenting (secondary meaning)
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chassis
Definition
framework and working parts of an automobile.
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chasten
Definition
discipline; punish in order to correct
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chauvinist
Definition
blindly devoted to patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause.
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checkered
Definition
marked by changes of fortune
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chicanery
Definition
trickery; deception
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chimerical adj; chimera n
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative.
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chisel
Definition
swindle or cheat (secondary meaning)
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choleric
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hot tempered
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churlish
Definition
boorish; rude
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ciliated
Definition
having minute hairs
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cipher
Definition
nonentity; worthless person or thing
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circlet
Definition
small ring; band
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circumlocution
Definition
indirect or roundabout expression
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circumscribe
Definition
limit, confine
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circumspect
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prudent; cautious
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cistern
Definition
reservoir or water tank
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clairvoyant
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having foresight, foruneteller
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clamber
Definition
climb by crawling
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clandestine
Definition
secret
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clangor
Definition
resounding noise, loud
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clapper
Definition
tongue of a bell
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clarion
Definition
shrill trumpetlike sound
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cleave
Definition
split, sever; cling to; remain faithful to
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clemency
Definition
disposition to be lenient; mildness as of the weather
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climactic
Definition
relating to the highest point
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clime
Definition
region, climate
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cloister
Definition
monastery or convent
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coda
Definition
concluding section of a musical or literary comp.
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codicil
Definition
supplement the body of a will
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codify
Definition
arrange as a code, classify
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coeval
Definition
living at the same time as
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cog
Definition
tooth projecting from a wheel
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cogent
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convincing
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cogitate
Definition
think over
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cognizance
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knowledge
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cohorts
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armed band
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coiffure
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hairstyle
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collate
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examine in order to verify authenticity
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collateral
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adj.
1. Situated or running side by side; parallel.
2. Coinciding in tendency or effect; concomitant or accompanying.
3. Serving to support or corroborate: collateral evidence.
4. Of a secondary nature; subordinate: collateral target damage from a bombing run.
5. Of, relating to, or guaranteed by a security pledged against the performance of an obligation: a collateral loan.
6. Having an ancestor in common but descended from a different line.
n.
1. Property acceptable as security for a loan or other obligation.
2. A collateral relative.
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collation
Definition
a light meal
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colloquy
Definition
informal discussion
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colossus
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giant statue
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comely
Definition
attractive; agreeable
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comestible
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something fit to be eaten
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comity
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civility
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commandeer
Definition
to draft for military purposes, to take for public use
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commiserate
Definition
feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
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spacious and comfortable
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compendium
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brief comprehensive summary
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complacency
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self-satisfaction; smugness
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complacent
Definition
trying to please, obliging
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comport
Definition
bear one's self; behave.
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compunction
Definition
remorse
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concatenate
Definition
link in chain
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concerted
Definition
mutually agreed on; done together
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conclave
Definition
private meeting
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concomitant
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that which accompanies
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concord
Definition
harmony
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condign
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adequate; deservedly severe
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conducive
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helpful, contributive
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confidant
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trusted friend
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conflagration
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great fire
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confluence
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flowing together; crowd
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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congeal
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freeze; coagulate
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congenital
Definition
existing at birth
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conjecture
Definition
surmise; guess
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conjugal
Definition
pertaining to marriage
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conjure
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summon a devil; practical magic; imagine or invent
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connivance
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pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend. with the ______ of his friends embarrass his teacher.
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connubial
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pertaining to marriage
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consanguinity
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kinship
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conscript
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draftee
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consecrate
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dedicate; sanctify
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consequential
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pompous; self-important "a ____ air"
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conservatory
Definition
a school in the fine arts
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consign
Definition
deliver officially; entrust; set apart. "the court____the child to the care of her grandmother."
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consonance
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harmony
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consort
Definition
associate with
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constituent
Definition
supporter
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