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contentious
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quarrelsome
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(adj)
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contingent
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dependent on;conditional
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(adj)
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contortion
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twisting;distortion
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(n)
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contrite
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regretting/repentant
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(adj)
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convention
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social/moral custom;established practice
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converge
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approach
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conviction
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judgement of guilty crime;strong belief
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convoluted
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complex;intricate;twisted
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culmination
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attainment of highest point
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corroborate
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confirm;support
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corrosion
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destruction by chemical action
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(n)
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated
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(adj)
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countenance
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approve;tolerate;appearance
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covert
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secret;hidden;implied
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(adj)
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covet
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to desire eagerly for something
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crass
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very unrefined;grossly insensible
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(adj)
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credibility
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believability
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(n)
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credulity
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gullibility;naivete
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criterion
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standard used in judging
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cryptic
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mysterious;secret
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cull
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reject
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culpable
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deserving blame
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(adj)
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cumbersome
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heavy;hard to manage
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curb
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restrain
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cursory
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casual
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curtail
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shorten;reduce
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