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38 Cards in this Set
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contentious
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adj. argumentative; quarrelsome
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contiguous
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adj. side by side; adjoining
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contingent
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adj. dependent; possible
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contrite
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adj. admitting guilt especially feeling remorseful
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contrived
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adj. artificial; labored
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conventional
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adj. common; customary
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convivial
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adj. fond of partying; festive
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copious
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adj. abundant; plentiful
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corollary
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n. something that follows; a natural consequence
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corroborate
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v. to confirm; to back up with evidence
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cosmopolitan
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adj. home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated
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countenance
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n. face; facial expression; especially an encouraging one
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coup
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n. a brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group
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covenant
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n. a solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge
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covert
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adj. secret; hidden
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covet
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v. to wish for enviously
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credulous
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adj. eager to believe; gullible
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criterion
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n. standard; basis for judgement
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cryptic
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adj. mysterious; mystifying
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cogitate
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v. to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
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cohort
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n. a group
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commemorate
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v. to honor the memory of; to serve as a memorial to
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commiserate
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v. to express sorrow or sympathy for; to sympathize with; to pity
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commodious
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adj. spacious; roomy; capacious
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compatible
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adj. harmonious; capable of functioning , working, or living together in harmony; consistent
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competent
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adj. capable; qualified
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compile
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v. to gather together; to gather together into a book
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comply
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v. to act or be in accordance
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composed
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adj. calm; tranquil
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comprise
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n. a settlement of differences in which each side gives up something
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compunction
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n. remorse; a feeling of uneasiness at doing something wrong
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concave
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adj. curved inward, like the inside of a circle or a sphere
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concede
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v. to acknowledge as true or right; to grant or yield
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concentric
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adj. having the same center
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concert
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n. combined action; agreement
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concoct
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v. to create by mixing ingredients; to devise
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concomitant
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adj. following from; accompanying; going along with
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confederate
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n. an ally; an accomplice
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