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fehiepsi (Vietnam)
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  1. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  2. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  3. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  4. callow
    young and inexperienced
  5. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  6. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  7. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  8. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  9. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  10. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  11. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  12. categorical
    relating to or included in a class or classes
  13. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  14. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  15. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  16. celibacy
    abstaining from sexual relations
  17. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  18. cerebral
    of or relating to the brain
  19. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  20. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  21. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  22. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  23. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  24. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  25. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  26. choleric
    characterized by anger
  27. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  28. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  29. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  30. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  31. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  32. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  33. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  34. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  35. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  36. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  37. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  38. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  39. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  40. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  41. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  42. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  43. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  44. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  45. collusion
    secret agreement
  46. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  47. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  48. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  49. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  50. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  51. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  52. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  53. comprise
    be made of
  54. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  55. concise
    expressing much in few words
  56. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  57. concurrent
    occurring or operating at the same time
  58. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  59. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  60. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  61. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  62. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  63. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  64. congregate
    come together, usually for a purpose
  65. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  66. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  67. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  68. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  69. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  70. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  71. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  72. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  73. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  74. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  75. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  76. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  77. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  78. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  79. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  80. copious
    large in number or quantity
  81. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  82. corroborate
    give evidence for
  83. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  84. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  85. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  86. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  87. covert
    secret or hidden
  88. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  89. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  90. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  91. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  92. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  93. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  94. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  95. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  96. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  97. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
  98. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  99. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  100. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  101. debauchery
    a wild gathering
  102. debilitate
    make weak
  103. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  104. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  105. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  106. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  107. defame
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  108. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  109. definitive
    clearly formulated
  110. degeneration
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level
  111. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  112. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  113. delude
    be dishonest with
  114. deluge
    a heavy rain
  115. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  116. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  117. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  118. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  119. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  120. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  121. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  122. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  123. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  124. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  125. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  126. dextrous
    skillful in physical movements, especially of the hands
  127. dialectical
    relating to reasoning by the exchange of logical arguments
  128. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  129. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  130. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  131. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  132. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  133. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  134. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  135. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  136. discriminate
    marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  137. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  138. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  139. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  140. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  141. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  142. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  143. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  144. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  145. distinguish
    mark as different
  146. docile
    easily handled or managed
  147. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  148. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  149. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  150. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  151. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  152. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
Created on Thu Oct 04 06:04:17 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Oct 29 04:34:58 EDT 2012)

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