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GRE Word List 5
Cabal-Cognizant
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Undergraduate 4
07/25/2013

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Cabal
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A conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers
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Cadge
Definition
To beg; to get by begging
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Cajole
Definition
Use flattery or deceit to persuade
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Calumny
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A false statement maliciously made to injure another person's reputation
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Candid
Definition
Frank, straight-forward
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Cant
Definition
Insincere talk; to speak in jargon
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Cantankerous
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Bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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Canvass
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To examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
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Castigate
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To chastise, correct by punishing
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Catalyst
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Substance that causes/increases the rate of reaction
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Caustic
Definition
Harsh or corrosive in tone
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Censure
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An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism
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Centurion
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The commander of a century in a Roman army
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Chary
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Cautious, wary
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Chastened
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Corrected, punished
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Chauvinist
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Devoted patriot; belief int he superiority of one's own gender
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Chicanery
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Legal trickery, false argument
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Churl
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Rude, mal-tempered person
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Clamor
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A loud outcry; a hubbub
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Cloture
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Closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
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Coagulation
Definition
Change to a thick solid state
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Coalescing
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Coming together and uniting into one substance
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Coax
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Get somebody to do something
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Coda
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Concluding passage that completes a piece of music
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Coddle
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Treat with care and tenderness
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Coerce
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Compel; to force to make obedient
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Coeval
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Origniating or existing during the same period
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Cogent
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Strong reasoning, convincing
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Cogitate
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To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder
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Cognizant
Definition
Being fully aware of
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