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5064188103circumspect (adj)careful to consider all circumstances and consequences; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant0
5064259802circumvent (verb)to avoid by artful maneuvering; to skirt; to evade; to elude; to circle around1
5064285431cadaverous (adj)like a cadaver; pale, ghastly, or gaunt; haggard2
5064299573calumny (noun)a false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander3
5064302754castigate (verb)to criticize severely; rebuke severely especially by harsh public criticism4
5064311722caustic (adj)corrosive; sarcastic; marked by sharp, biting wit; scathing5
5064337250celerity (noun)swiftness in acting or moving6
5064341023chauvinism (noun)unreasoning devotion to one's own race, gender, country, etc; fanatical patriotism; jingoism; bias7
5064357718choleric (adj)having a quick temper; having an irascible nature; bilious; hot tempered; irritable8
5064364381compunction (noun)a feeling of hesitation, doubt, or uneasiness; anxiety arising from awareness of guilt; distress of mind over anticipated actions or results; a twinge of misgiving; scruple; qualm9
5064258219"circum" meaning around & "specere" meaning to looketymological clues of circumspect10
5064278558"circum" meaning around & "venire" meaning to comeetymological clues of circumvent11
5064282111circumventioncircumvent as a noun12
5064296524from "cadere" meaning to falletymological clue of cadaverous13
5064301193calumniouscalumny as an adjective14
5064322159"kaustos" meaning burningetymological clue of caustic15
5064339492"keles" meaning fast horse or shipetymological clue of celerity16
5064346348chauvinisticchauvinism as an adjective17
5064351148chauvinismafter Nicolas Chauvin, a soldier of Napoleon18
5064373335"com" meaning with & "pungere" meaning to pricketymological clues of compunction19
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