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June 11
words (+ of other Cs)
15
English
Graduate
06/11/2006

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Term
CURMUDGEON
Definition
cranky person

"He was always a curmudgeon - cranky and complaining all the time."
Term
CURSORY
Definition
hastily done, superficial

"This cursory job needs to be redone, for it is not of quality."
Term
CURTAIL
Definition
to shorten

"Please curtail these trowsers."
Term
CYGNET
Definition
young swan

"This cygnet will grow up to be a beautiful swan."
Term
CADGE
Definition
to sponge, beg, or mooch

"He was always cadging change from me, which added up to a lot of money over time."
Term
CALUMNIATE
Definition
to slander, make a false accusation

"Tom calumniated his rivals by accusing him of having been unfaithful, but it backfired when he ended up loooking petty and deceitful."
Term
CAUSTIC
Definition
burning or stinging; causing corrosion

"Her caustic wit was legendary - everyone enjoyed it except for the person under attack."

"The stinging of the caustic bleach."
Term
CHASTEN
Definition
to chastise or correct; subdue

"The 'time out' seems to have become a common parent means of chastening younger children." OR "Rita was chastened by the effect of her thoughtlessness."
Term
CHIMERA
Definition
an allsion; originally, an imaginary fire-breathing she-monster

"The fantastic successes of some internet start-ups turned out to be chirmerical once the tech boom ended."
Term
CODA
Definition
concluding section to a musical or literary piece, something that concludes or completes

"The presentation of the lifetime achievement award was a fitting coda both to the evening and to his years of work with the organization."
Term
CONTEMN
Definition
to scorn or despise

"I contemn their attempts to curry favor."
Term
CONTIGUOUS
Definition
sharing a boarder; touching; adjacent

"The abut countries are contiguous and share a boarder."
Term
COUNTENANCE
Definition
to approve of or tolerate

"Her refusal to countenance any of what she called 'backtalk' made her an unpopular babysitter."
Term
COZEN
Definition
to deceive, beguile, hoodwink

"The corrupt televangelist cozened millions of dollars out ofhis viewers."
Term
COMPENDIUM
Definition
brief, comprehensive summary

"This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field."
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