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39 Cards in this Set
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Confer
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v. to exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow
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Confidant
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n. a person with whom secrets or private thoughts are shared
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Configuration
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n. arrangement
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Conflagration
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n. a large fire
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Confluence
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n. a flowing together
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Confound
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v. to bewilder; to amaze; to throw into confusion
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Congeal
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v. to solidify; to jell
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Conjugal
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adj. having to do with marriage
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Connive
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v. to conspire; to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it
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Conservatory
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n. a greenhouse, usually one attached to another structure; a music or drama school
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Consign
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v. to hand over, to assign; to entrust; to banish
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Consolidate
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v. to combine or bring together; to solidify; to strengthen
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Conspicuous
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adj. easily seen; impossible to miss
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Consternation
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n. a sudden confusion
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Constituency
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n. the group of voters represented by a politician; a group of supporters for anything
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Contempt
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n. disdain; disgrace
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Continuum
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n. a continuous whole without clear division into parts
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Contraband
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n. smuggled goods
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Contretemps
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n. an embarrassing occurrence; a mishap
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Culinary
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adj. relating to cooking or the kitchen
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Culminate
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v. to climax; to reach full effect
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Culpable
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adj. deserving blame; guilty
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Cursory
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adj. hasty; superficial
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Curtail
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v. to shorten; to cut short
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Cynic
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n. one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes human are motivated only by selfishness
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Daunt
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v. to make fearful; to intimidate
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Dearth
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n. lack; scarcity
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Debacle
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n. violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
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Debauchery
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n. wild living; excessive intemperance
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Debilitate
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v. to weaken; to cripple
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Decadent
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adj. decaying or decayed, especially in term of morals
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Decimate
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v. to kill or destroy a large part of
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Decorous
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adj. proper; in good taste; orderly
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Deduce
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v. to conclude from the evidence; to infer
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Defame
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v. to slander; to ruin the good name of
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Deference
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n. submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
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Definitive
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adj. conclusive; providing the last word
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Degenerate
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v. to break down; to deteriorate
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Deleterious
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adj. harmful
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