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GRE DEFINITION CALLOUS TO CARA
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04/24/2006

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callous
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ADJ. hardened; unfeeling
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callow
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ADJ. youthful; immature; inexperienced
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calorific
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ADJ. heat-producing.
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calumny
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N. malicious misrepresentation; slander.
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camaraderie
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N. good-fellowship.
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cameo
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N. shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film.
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camouflage
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v. disguise; conceal.
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canard
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N. false or unfounded story; fabricated report.
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candor
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N. frankness: open honesty.
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canine
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ADJ. related to dogs; doglike.
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canker
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N. any ulcerous sore; any evil.
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canny
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ADJ. shrewd; thrifty.
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canon
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N. collection or authoritative list of books (e.g., by an an author, or accepted as scripture).
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canon
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N. rule or principle, frequently religious.
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cant
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N. insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves.
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cantankerous
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ADJ. ill-humored; irritable.
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cantata
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N. story set to music, to be sung by a chorus.
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canter
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N. slow gallop.
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canto
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N. division of a long poem.
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canvass
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v. determine or seek opinions, votes, etc
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capacious
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ADJ. spacious.
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capacity
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N. mental or physical ability; role; ability to accommodate.
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capillary
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ADJ. having a very fine bore.
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capitulate
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v. surrender
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caprice
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N. whim.
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capricious
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Adj. unpreditable; fickle.
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caption
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N. title; chapter heading; text under illustration.
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captious
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ADJ. faultfinding.
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carafe
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N. glass water bottle; decanter.
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carapace
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N. shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab, etc.).
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