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Section 1
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Centigrade [CENT]
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Section 1
(50 cards)
Centigrade [CENT]
a temperature system with 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water
certitude [CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT]
freedom from doubt
reincarnation [CARN]
rebirth of a soul in a new body
precept [CAP/CIP/CEPT]
a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
caste [CAST/CHAST]
a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank
Cauterize [CAUS/CAUT]
to burn or deaden
Enchant [CANT/CENT/CHANT]
to subject to magical influence; bewitch
emancipate [CAP/CIP/CEPT]
to free from restraint
accede [CED/CEED/CESS]
to yield to a demand; to enter office
carnivorous [CARN]
eating flesh
recidivist [CAD/CID]
one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime
concordance [CARD/CORD/COUR]
agreement, concord, harmony
cautery [CAUS/CAUT]
an instrument used for branding
recant [CANT/CENT/CHANT]
to withdraw or disavow a statement
precipice [CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT]
a cliff with a vertical face
Capture [CAP/CIP/CEPT]
to take by force or stratagem
chant [CANT/CENT/CHANT]
a song, singing
eccentric [CENTR]
off-center
disciple [CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT]
one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another
celerity [CELER]
speed; quickness
incarnation [CARN]
a being invested with a bodily form
discord [CARD/CORD/COUR]
lack of harmony between persons or things
concede [CED/CEED/CESS]
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit
chaste [CAST/CHAST]
free from obscenity; decent
cast [CAST/CHAST]
to throw or hurl; fling
cardiac [CARD/CORD/COUR]
pertaining to the heart
Coincidence [CAD/CID]
a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance
capitulate [CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT]
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
carnival [CARN]
a traveling amusement show
incessant [CED/CEED/CESS]
without stop
centrifuge [CENTR]
an apparatus that rotates at high speed and separates substances of different densities using centrifugal force
capital [CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT]
the city or town that is the official seat of government
incentive [CANT/CENT/CHANT]
that which incites action
ascertain [CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT]
to make sure of; to determine
holocaust [CAUS/CAUT]
a burnt offering; complete destruction by fire or other means
cessation [CED/CEED/CESS]
a temporary or complete discontinuance
Castigate [CAST/CHAST]
to punish in order to correct
decadent [CAD/CID]
decaying; deteriorating
Anticipate [CAP/CIP/CEPT]
to realize beforehand; foretaste or forsee
concord [CARD/CORD/COUR]
agreement; peace, amity
incantation [CANT/CENT/CHANT]
the chanting of words purporting to have magical power
predecessor [CED/CEED/CESS]
one who comes before another in an office, position, etc.
percipient [CAP/CIP/CEPT]
having perception; discerning; discriminating
Caustic [CAUS/CAUT]
burning or corrosive
Cascade [CAD/CID]
a waterfall descending over a steep surface
chastise [CAST/CHAST]
to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment
susceptible [CAP/CIP/CEPT]
capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something
carnage [CARN]
the slaughter of a great number of people
precipitate [CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT]
to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely
concentric [CENTR]
having a common center, as in circles or spheres
Section 2
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compatible [CO/COL/COM/CON]
capable of existing together in harmony
exclusive [CLA/CLO/CLU]
not admitting of something else; shutting out others
counterman [CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER]
to retract an order
circumstances [CIRCU/CIRCUM]
the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent
synchronize [CHRON]
to occur at the same time or agree in time
claustrophobia [CLA/CLO/CLU]
an abnormal fear of enclosed places
disinclination [CLI]
aversion, distaste
disclaim [CLAIM/CLAM]
to deny interest in or connection with
clamor [CLAIM/CLAM]
a loud uproar
corps [CORP/CORS]
s body (an organized group) of troops
corporation [CORP/CORS]
a company legally treated as an individual
preclude [CLA/CLO/CLU]
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
recline [CLI]
to lean back
encounter [CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER]
a meeting, often with an opponent
recognize [COGN/CONN]
to identify as already known
disclose [CLA/CLO/CLU]
to make known, reveal, or uncover
connect [CO/COL/COM/CON]
to bind or fasten together
cognition [COGN/CONN]
the process of knowing
exorcise [CIS]
to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony
cloister [CLA/CLO/CLU]
a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
contrary [CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER]
opposed to, opposite
incisive [CIS]
penetrating, cutting
controversy [CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER]
a disputation; a quarrel
chromosome [CHROM]
genetic material that can be studied by coloring it with dyes
Hypocrite [CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT]
a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not
Circuit [CIRCU/CIRCUM]
a line around an area; a racecourse; the path traveled by electrical current
criterion [CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT]
a standard of judgment or criticism
chrome [CHROM]
a metallic element (chromium) used to make vivid colors or something plated with chromium
collide [CO/COL/COM/CON]
to strike one another with a forceful impact
circumspect [CIRCU/CIRCUM]
cautious; watching all sides
Chromatic [CHROM]
having to do with color
anachronism [CHRON]
something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time
discrete [CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT]
detached from others, separate
proclaim [CLAIM/CLAM]
to announce or declare in an official way
reclaim [CLAIM/CLAM]
to announce or demand the return of a right or possession
monochromatic [CHROM]
having only 1 color
counterfeit [CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER]
fake, a false imitation
coerce [CO/COL/COM/CON]
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority
exclaim [CLAIM/CLAM]
to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently
commensurate [CO/COL/COM/CON]
suitable in measure, proportionate
discreet [CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT]
judicious in one's conduct of speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature
incision [CIS]
a cut, gash, or notch
proclivity [CLI]
inclination, bias
chronic [CHRON]
constant, habitual
chronometer [CHRON]
a highly accurate clock or watch
incognito [COGN/CONN]
with one's name or identity concealed
climax [CLI]
the most intense point in the development of something
corpse [CORP/CORS]
a dead body
circumference [CIRCU/CIRCUM]
the outer boundary of a circular area
circuitous [CIRCU/CIRCUM]
roundabout, indirect
Section 3
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