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GRE DEFINITION CHALICE TO CILI
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04/24/2006

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chalice
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N. goblet; consecrated cup.
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chameleon
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N. lizard that changes color in different situations.
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champion
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v. support militantly.
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chaotic
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ADJ. in utter disorder.
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charisma
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N. divine gift; great popular charm or appeal.
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charlatan
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N. quack; pretender to knowledge
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chary
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ADJ. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving.
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chase
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v. ornament a metal surface by indenting
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chasm
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N. abyss.
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chassis
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N. framework and working parts of an automobile.
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chaste
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ADJ. pure; virginal; modest.
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chasten
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v. correct by punishment or scolding, restrain.
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chastened
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ADJ. humbled; subdued; rebuked.
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chastise
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v. punish or scold; reprimand
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chauvinist
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N. blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause.
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check
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v. stop motion; curb or restrain.
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checkered
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ADJ. marked by changes in fortune.
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cherubic
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ADJ. angelic; innocent-looking.
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chicanery
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N. trickery; deception.
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chide
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v. scold
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chimerical
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ADJ. fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative.
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chisel
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N wedgelike tool for cutting,
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chivalrous
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ADJ. courteous; faithful; brave.
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cholerinc
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ADJ hot-tempered
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choreography
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N. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances.
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chortle
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v. chuckle with delight
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chronic
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Adj long established, as a disease.
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chronicle
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v. report; record (in chronological order)
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churlish
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ADJ. boorish; rude
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ciliated
Definition
ADJ. having minute hairs
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