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calumny |
A malicious lie to injure a person's reputation. |
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cant |
1. Hypocritically mindless language. 2, Platitudes uttered mindlessly. 3. Specia [...] |
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cantle |
1. The rear part of a saddle. 2. A corner or portion especially when cut off fro [...] |
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caprice |
(`ka-preese')
1. An impulsive change of mind. 2. An inclination to make such ch [...] |
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casement |
A window frame on a hinge. Suitably mediaeval term for a window |
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catafalque |
The raised structure that a coffin rests upon, as during a state funeral. |
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cautery |
A caustic agent or very hot or very cold instrument used, especially in wounds, [...] |
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cavil |
1. To raise unnecessary or trivial objections; to carp. Used with at, about or w [...] |
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celerity |
1. Rapidity of motion or action 2. Speed or quickness of thought. 3. www.celerit [...] |
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chalcedony |
A family of colored quartz, usually with a milky or waxy appearance, including c [...] |
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choler |
Biliousness; anger; irritability. |
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clave |
Past tense of cleave (to split) and cleave (to cling). |
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cleave |
(archaic) To adhere, cling or stick fast. To be faithful. "Cleave to that which [...] |
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climacteric |
A critical point. Especially in a person's life. Can also mean the menopause, b [...] |
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colporteur |
A peddlar of devotional literature. |
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comity |
(pl. ~ties) Civility; Courtesy. This word is used in a formal sense. |
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condign |
(pr. kon-dine) Deserved; adequate; merited. Said of punishment or censure. adv. [...] |
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connive |
1. To feign ignorance of a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent. [...] |
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connivent |
(see connive) Converging and touching, but not fused together. Usually used for [...] |
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connote |
1. To suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning. 2. To invoke as a conditi [...] |
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contumacious |
(see contumacy) Rebellious; insubordinate |
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contumacy |
(pl. contumacies, see contumacious) Obstinate or contemptuous disregard for auth [...] |
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contumely |
(adj. contumelious, adv. contumeliously) 1. Rudeness or contempt in behaviour or [...] |
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contuse |
To injure without breaking the skin. |
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conventicle |
1. A religious meeting, especially a secret or illegal one, 2. A building used [...] |
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Copernican Principle |
The supposition that wherever one is in place or time, it is unlikely to be part [...] |
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copula |
(logic)
The word or words that serve as a link between the subject and predicat [...] |
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coterie |
A small, select group of people who meet frequently and share an artistic abilit [...] |
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couth |
Refined, suave or cultured. |
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crepitus |
1. The rattling sound in the lungs heard from someone suffering from pneumonia. [...] |
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crepuscular |
1. Active during twilight hours. 2. Dim or hazy like twilight. |
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culver |
(poetic) A dove or a pigeon. |
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cumber |
(archaic) 1. To weigh down; burden 2. To hamper; obstruct. May also be used as [...] |
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curmudgeon |
1. A surly person. 2 A mean, miserly person. |
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curtail |
(see curtal) To reduce by or as if by cutting short. n. curtailment. |
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curtal |
(obsolete) To dock the tail of a horse - (see curtail) |