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Term | Definition |
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chattel | movable property: an item of personal property that is not freehold land and is not intangible. |
chronology | the order in which events occur, or their arrangement according to this order |
circumnavigate | go around something: to sail or fly around something such as the world or an island |
clemency | an act that bestows or shows mercy toward another person |
comestible | something edible, usually a cooked food |
comical | funny to the extent of being absurd, especially if unintentional |
commemorate | to honor the memory of somebody or something in a ceremony |
commentary | a series of notes explaining or interpreting a written text |
commingle | mix something or become mixed: to mix two or more things, or become mixed |
cartridge | a cylindrical case holding an explosive charge and a bullet or shot, which is put into a gun |
caste | one of the four main hereditary classes into which Hindu society is divided, dictating the social position and status of people according to their professions. |
caucus | a group of people, often within a larger group such as a legislative assembly, who unite to promote a particular policy or particular interests |
diplomatic | concerned with or involving international diplomacy or the work of diplomats |
dispensation | exemption or release from a rule or obligation, especially a religious one 2.document giving exemption: an official document authorizing dispensation, especially religious dispensation |
diverse | made up of many differing parts |
docile | quiet and easy to control: quiet, easy to control, and unlikely to cause trouble |
dowry | an amount of money or property given in some societies by a bride's family to her bridegroom or his family when she marries |
dragoon | in armies of the late 18th and 19th centuries, a cavalryman, especially a heavily armed cavalryman. |
excruciate | to inflict severe mental and emotional distress on somebody |
excursion | a short trip to a place and back, for pleasure or a purpose |
excusable | something able to be excused |
exasperate | to make somebody very angry or frustrated, often by repeatedly doing something annoying |
constituency | one of the areas into which a country is divided for election purposes, and from which a representative is elected to serve in a legislative body |
conscientious | showing great care, attention, and industriousness in carrying out a task or role |
conscious | fully appreciating the importance of something |
conscript | to enroll somebody compulsorily in the armed forces |
consecrate | to dedicate somebody or something to a particular purpose |
consecutive | following a logical or chronological sequence |
consensus | general or widespread agreement among all the members of a group |