| Term | Definition |
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Cacophony |
Jarring, unpleasant noise |
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Cadence |
Rhythmic flow, marching beat |
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Cajole |
Flatter (complement, butter up), coax (sweet talk, charm), persuade (convince) |
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Calamity |
Disaster, catastrophe |
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Calumny |
False and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander |
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Camaraderie |
Trust, sociability amongst friends, friendship |
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Cantankerous |
Disagreeable, quarrelsome, bad tempered |
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Carnivorous |
Meat-eating |
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Carouse |
To partake in drunken amusement, drink excessively |
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Cartographer |
Someone who makes maps |
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Castigate |
To punish, chastise (tell off), reprimand (telling off), criticize severely |
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Catalyst |
Something causing change without being changed |
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Catastrophic |
Of, or relating to, a terrible event or complete failure |
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Caustic |
Biting, sarcastic, able to burn |
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Censor |
To examine and suppress information |