VOCAB SET C
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- confluence
- 1. A flowing together of two or more streams.
- censorious
- Tending to censure; highly critical.
- conglomerate
- To form or cause to form into an adhering or rounded mass.
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catholic
- Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive
- centripetal
- 1. Moving or directed toward a center or axis. 2. Operated by means of centripetal force.
- cast(n.)
- 1.a. The act or an instance of casting or throwing. b. The distance thrown.
- chasise
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1. To punish, as by beating.
2. To criticize severely; rebuke. - celebrity
- 1. A famous person. 2. Renown; fame.
- choice( adj.)
- 1.a. Of very fine quality. b. Appealing to refined taste.
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canonize
- To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such.
- cherubic
- A representation of a small angel, portrayed as a child with a chubby, rosy face.
- calamitous
- Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- cursory
- Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.
- carnal
- Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites: carnal desire.
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certitude
- The state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence.
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cede
- To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
- convert
- To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform: convert water into ice.
- carp
- To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully.
- constituent
- Serving as part of a whole; component: a constituent element.
- cartography
- The art or technique of making maps or charts.
- champion
- One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
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capacious
- Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy.
- chary
- 1. Very cautious; wary: was chary of the risks involved.
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catalyst
- 1. Chemistry. A substance, usually used in small amounts relative to the reactants, that modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process. 2. One that precipitates a process or event, especially without being involved in or changed by the consequences.
- confiscate
- 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority.
- canny
- Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
- culprit
- 1. One charged with an offense or crime. 2. One guilty of a fault or crime.
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categorical
- Being without exception or qualification; absolute.
- choleric
- 1. Easily angered; bad-tempered. 2. Showing or expressing anger.
- cardiologist
- The medical study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
- chicanery
- 1. Deception by trickery or sophistry. 2. A trick; a subterfuge.
- carnivorous
- 1. Of or relating to carnivores. 2. Flesh-eating or predatory
- countenance
- Appearance, especially the expression of the face.
- caulk
- To make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing
- chimerical
- 1. Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable. 2. Given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful.
- cavalier
- A gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman.
- conjecture
- Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
- cast(v.)
- 1.a. To throw (something, especially something light): The angler cast the line. b. To throw with force; hurl: waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore.
- chalice
- A cup or goblet.
- callow
- Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature
- charlatan
- A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.
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calumny
- 1. A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation. 2. The utterance of maliciously false statements; slander.
- chortle
- A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
- congenial
- 1. Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic.
- cessation
- A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing
- conscientious
- Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
- copious
- yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply
- connive
- To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude